The Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections voted to approve a resolution urging the Georgia State Election Board to stop adopting new rules before the November presidential election.
The ACCBOE says, as a governmental body, they are charged with considering and meeting “the needs of groups of people who have historically been marginalized and oppressed in our community, to maximize voter and community participation, to ensure access to free and fair elections, and to provide high-quality voter education and accurate information.”
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Regarding the recent adoptions of new election rules by the State Election Board, ACCBOE says the policies significantly impact the work of county elections supervisors across the state of Georgia just weeks before a presidential election.
The county board said the introduction of the rules so close to election day will create unnecessary confusion to both the public and dedicated poll workers and election officials.