9mo ago

Election night hand count of ballots halted by Georgia judge

Judge stops Georgia State Election Board's hand-count requirement

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“The public interest is not disserved by pressing pause here. This election season is fraught; memories of Jan. 6 have not faded away, regardless of one’s view of that date’s fame or infamy,” McBurney wrote in his decision. “Anything that adds uncertainty and disorder to the electoral process disserves the public.”
They'll appeal, but this is still a welcome development.
Here's another court decision: https://disq.us/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F10%2F15%2Fpolitics%2Fgeorgia-election-certification-2024%2Findex.html%3AZwdRMOwDPPG4zuv4LYFOCzT8nNc&cuid=2386
- The actual link:
  https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/15/politics/georgia-election-certification-2024/index.html
  
  This is a good decision as it prevents some GOP fuckery, but part of me wonders what the point of the certification step is if it MUST be performed affirmatively without any inquiry. Doesn't it essentially become a rubber stamp at that point? Couldn't the step just be eliminated entirely?
Paywall just after this..
Poll workers would have counted the number of ballots but not votes.
What does that even mean?
- Pretty simple, I think. Count the total amount of Ballots. The number of all candidates voted for should add up to the total amount.
  
  That seems pretty idiotic to me. But I shouldn't be surprised by that either.
  If you're going to count them again, at least count them properly and make sure the votes match too.
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