The new rule requires that the number of paper ballots — not the number of votes — be counted at each polling place by three separate poll workers until all three counts are the same.

Allies of former President Donald Trump who control the Georgia State Election Board approved a controversial new rule Friday requiring counties to hand-count the of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day,

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