Georgia Election Board Requires Hand Counts

Friday, September 20, 2024

The pro-Trump majority on the battleground state's election board approved the move, which critics from both parties warn could lead to delays in reporting results.

Posted by retort at 02:19 PM | 21 COMMENTS | permalink

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God willing Harris will have so many votes in other states it won't come down to a hand county in Georgia.

#1 | Posted by Tor at 2024-09-20 02:28 PM

Election Rules which break existing state laws?

What will Trumpers think of next....

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-09-20 02:39 PM

We were in favor of hand counts before we were against them.

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-09-20 02:51 PM

"America's looming election crisis, explained in 3 charts

What happens if Trump loses?

If Trump loses, about a quarter of Republicans said they think he should do whatever it takes to ensure he becomes president anyway, according to a September PRRI poll."

www.vox.com

Ah, yes. The true law abiding Patriots, right?

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-09-20 02:54 PM

I hope there is a proficiency test in basic math before they become "counters". The thought of a tuberville lookalike counting votes scares the hell outta me.

#5 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2024-09-20 03:08 PM

Remember this when Trump starts bitching that results are coming too slow....

#6 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2024-09-20 03:14 PM

This board is going to be struck down by Georgia's Supreme Court or the SCOTUS, one of the two. The Republican GA AG is already on the case. This board job is a ceremonial one of making sure the ballot count is certified on time. They have no power to alter laws and statutes.

Ideally, I hope the courts remove them from their positions and appoint unbiased replacements.

#7 | Posted by tonyroma at 2024-09-20 03:16 PM

What will Trumpers think of next....

Trying to change Nebraska law where electoral college votes are broken down by Congressional districts and return the state to winner take all, denying Harris of her likely 1 vote from the Omaha district. And they waited until Maine's law makes it impossible for them to do the same to negate Nebraska since they use a similar system that almost assures Trump of 1 EC vote even though the state goes Democratic.

With today's GOP, if we can't compete fairly, then we'll change the rules until we win anyway we can.

#8 | Posted by tonyroma at 2024-09-20 03:20 PM

Why do Democrats always put election integrity as last priority along with election security? Mail in ballots have already been proven (BY DEMOCRATS like Carter ) as insecure voting methods. Make voters go to the poll and be seen. Take note how Democrats and integrity represent two separate distinct character entities, where winning and power at any cost is their only goal. Their lack of cohesive integrity is problematic and society across our country is recognizing they want only to create a culture of zero ethics and winning at any cost.

#9 | Posted by Robson at 2024-09-20 03:26 PM

Make voters go to the poll and be seen.
#9 | Posted by Robson

All this so we can stop 10-15 fraudulent mail in ballots each year by making it extremely difficult for another 10 million people to vote.

Yes!

And we can end early voting so people all have to go on the same day (making for long voting lines) and have to take off work (except Republican voting retirees).

And we can get rid of many polling stations so they all have to go to the same one (and wait in line 8-12 hours in urban (Dem) districts but not in rural (GOP) districts).

This is the Republican Way.

#10 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-09-20 03:39 PM

Robson is worse than Strawlighter with all his projections - blaming Democrats for what Republicans always get caught doing. Here's the receipts:

First, nine other countries offer no-excuse mail-in voting: Canada, Germany, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, S. Korea, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Second, there's no proof that mail-in votes make elections less secure. Since no-excuse mail-in voting was signed into law in 2019, just five Pa. voters have been convicted of using them to commit fraud - at least three were registered Republicans.

Mail voting (also known as absentee voting) was first used during the Civil War as a way for allow soldiers to vote. Its usage has risen since the 1980s and surged during the COVID-19 pandemic and all states offer at least some form of mail voting. No widespread fraud was detected during the 2022 midterm elections anywhere in the country.

www.witf.org

#11 | Posted by tonyroma at 2024-09-20 03:40 PM

Ol' "Robson" makes stinkerbell look sane...almost...

#12 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-09-20 04:15 PM

With today's GOP, if we can't compete fairly, then we'll change the rules until we win anyway we can.

#8 | Posted by tonyroma

If Republicans were so convinced we want their version of America, why do they continue efforts to make it harder to vote?

#13 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2024-09-20 04:30 PM

they want only to create a culture of zero ethics and winning at any cost.

#9 | Posted by Robson

Remind us who lied about winning the last election until his cult supported a coup against the constitution?

#14 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-09-20 04:35 PM

If Republicans were so convinced we want their version of America

They don't give a rat's pitooty what "we" want, it's only about what they want. And if someone doesn't want what they want, that person's side is the enemy, not citizens with equal rights to have their candidates elected.

The filibuster is truly something only a Republican can love in this day and age as they still try to justify our US Presidential elections are the only election on Planet Earth where the person who garners the most votes might still lose because we value where votes come from unequally, giving some voters more political power than other citizens as a matter of where this minority of Americans happen to live.

#15 | Posted by tonyroma at 2024-09-20 04:43 PM

If Trump loses, the State Department needs to revoke his passport.

OCU

#16 | Posted by OCUser at 2024-09-20 05:08 PM

Hand counts are widely known to be less accurate than machine counting of ballots. Anytime the process includes the requirement of some grandma or MAGA kook to think clearly, in accordance with the law, the system breaks down. Of course, a machine count can be checked quickly, and ballots at issue separated. With a hand count, it goes round and round.

Election integrity by making the system worse. Not...

#17 | Posted by catdog at 2024-09-20 05:25 PM

If Georgia deliberately reduces the counting staff to a minimum, there's no way they can complete the hand count and have the certification ready by the deadline on December 11th.

Just sayin' ~ there might be a method to their madness. Trump thinks that he can win by lowering the 270 threshold if Georgia fails to certify.

Somebody in Georgia should get a court order to stop this nonsense.

#18 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-09-20 05:27 PM

It was obvious, months ago, that FDT has no clear path to victory and no energy to campaign, so the only thing they're relying on is little procedural stuff like this in their guaranteed attempt to steal this election any way they can.

Everyone knows he's unfit. Most of us are aware of his diminished capacity. The majority of us are fully aware of his creepy, weird and insane ramblings...not to mention his criminal past as a rapist, fraud and traitor.

It's amazing how good they are, at this point, given the gross incompetence of the Repubican Party, to game the system this well. Sure does help to have a majority of the SCOTUS appointed by white dudes who didn't win the popular vote.

#19 | Posted by chuffy at 2024-09-20 06:13 PM

#9 | Posted by Robson
Remind us who lied about winning the last election until his cult supported a coup against the constitution?

#14 | Posted by SpeakSoftly

He's not allowed to discuss that. It doesn't exist in TrumpWorld Cult.

All those Trumpers who testified against their Boss under oath and threat of perjury were lying about helping him commit crimes.

That's what they have to believe to justify a coup attempt against the American government.

#20 | Posted by Corky at 2024-09-20 06:39 PM

Did they require hand counting of ballots or votes?

#21 | Posted by TenMile at 2024-09-20 07:00 PM

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