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The stress from the rule changes is weighing on election workers. Brynn Anderson/AP
2024 Election

‘It’s Just a Really Bad Idea’: Georgia Election Officials Are Reeling Over New Voting Rules

A slate of new rules, like a mandate on hand-counting ballots, is causing big headaches for election officials on the ground — and could, ironically, make the election less secure.

The stress from the rule changes is weighing on election workers. Brynn Anderson/AP
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Ben T.N. Mause
October 10, 2024 05:00 AM | Updated: October 10, 2024 05:00 AM

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — After Georgia’s election board passed new voting rules over the summer, local officials have been rushing to implement the regulations before an election that is just 26 days away. So far, it’s not going great.

“We actually, just yesterday, had a manager and an assistant manager quit,” Anne Dover, the election director in Cherokee County, told NOTUS on Tuesday.

“So yeah, it’s kind of challenging,” she said, with just a touch of sarcasm.