The State Election Board voted unanimously Tuesday to rescind preliminary approval of two rules changes and decide those matters instead at the board’s next meeting on Aug. 6. Board members held a special called meeting Tuesday after a watchdog group filed a lawsuit charging the board with violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act for meeting July 12 without the legally required public notice or a quorum. State Attorney General Chris Carr also expressed concerns that the meeting was illegal. At the July 12 meeting, the board’s three Republicans gave preliminary approval to rules changes that would require local election officials to … Continue reading Controversial Voting Rule Changes Reset by Georgia Election Board