The Georgia State Election Board will require that the number of ballots counted in the Nov. 5 presidential election doesn’t surpass the number of voters who cast ballots, in a move narrowly approved Monday.
The election board voted 3-2 after more than three hours of heated debate on what proponents contend was a commonsense election reform.
Bridget Thorne, who was elected in 2022 to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, said she supported the outcome but was disappointed the vote was so close.
“I felt like it should have gotten a unanimous vote. It seems like such a commonsense rule,” Thorne told The Daily Signal. “The rule follows exactly the existing law.”
Thorne added: “To say this will cause delays in election certification is just hypothetical fearmongering.”
Left-leaning activist groups—including Fair Fight Action—opposed the…
