Thursday, October 17, 2024

Kavanaugh's Words Used to Thwart Last-Minute Voting Changes

A warning by Supreme Court judge Brett Kavanaugh that hand-counting ballots can lead to "chaos and confusion" has been used by a Georgia judge to strike down a new election rule.

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... Judge Robert McBurney appeared to choose Kavanaugh's words to counter any Republican challenge to the Supreme Court.

The Republican-led Georgia State Election Board introduced a rule in September that three election workers must each count all the presidential ballots by hand. Democrats have accused Republicans of trying to introduce a flurry of new rules to delay and confuse the count process in what is a crucial swing state in the presidential election. Early voting began in Georgia on Tuesday.

Newsweek sought email comment from the Georgia State Election Board on Wednesday.

McBurney noted that the rule initially looks like a good idea, but it will lead to confusion. He granted an injunction preventing the enforcement of the rule, and quoted Kavanaugh, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by former President Donald Trump. ...


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