Georgia Election Board rules ballots must be hand counted

The Georgia Election Board ruled Friday that ballots must be hand-counted by local precincts despite concerns from election officials and opposition from some state officials. 

The Georgia Election Board ruled 3-2 to require ballots to be hand counted — an added layer to the machine count that already takes place. The rule change comes less than 50 days before a critical presidential election in a key swing state.

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