Georgia Judge Says Poll Observers Must Be Able to Stand Within 10 Feet From Counting Tables
As ballot counting is underway for the Georgia runoff election, a judge in Fulton County on Tuesday night handed a small victory to Republicans by solidifying an agreement that affords poll observers better access to view the counting of absentee ballots.
The agreement, known as a consent agreement, was made between Fulton County election officials, the county’s Republican Party, non-partisan organization the National Defense Committee, and Sean Kilbane, a Republican observer.
It was made after the Republicans and the National Defense Committee sued (pdf) county officials over allegations that the county had failed its transparency obligations under election law to allow observers to view the counting and signature verification process as well as the process for duplicating absentee ballots.