Georgia judge blocks rule that required hand-count of election ballots

(Reuters) -A Georgia judge on Tuesday temporarily halted a new rule requiring clerks to verify vote totals by hand counting ballots in the 2024 election. Judge Robert McBurney said in his Tuesday ruling that it was appropriate to pause the change because it introduced fresh uncertainty into the process just weeks before Election Day. "Anything that adds uncertainty and disorder to the electoral process disserves the public," according to a copy of the decision posted by Democracy Docket, a websi