AJC: Georgia Election Board approves new ‘inquiry’ for certifying election results

Mark Niesse of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports on a new Georgia election rule.

A new Georgia election rule approved Tuesday requires an undefined “reasonable inquiry” before certifying results, potentially giving partisan county election board members more discretion to reject the outcome.

The Georgia Election Board voted 3-2 to finalize the rule, which was supported by the same three Republican members that Donald Trump praised at a rally Saturday in Atlanta. A crowd of mostly Republican voters at the meeting cheered when the rule passed.

Keep reading at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.