New Georgia election law allows greater access for 'poll watchers' on election days

Poll watchers in Georgia will get closer access to voters and secure voting areas in the 2024 presidential election. The change is part of a new election law that went into effect July 1. In Georgia, poll watchers already have access to “enclosed spaces” in polling places and ballot counting centers. Now, they will be allowed to “sit or stand as close as is practicable” to what they are observing to ensure that all rules are being followed. On the surface, the new law may appear to give poll watchers...