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The election deniers with a chokehold on Georgia’s state election board

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Sharlene Alexander , a Donald Trump supporter and member of the Fayette county board of elections in Georgia , introduced a rule requiring poll workers to hand-count ballots at polling locations.

Alexander is one of 12 people all election deniers who have introduced more than 30 rules to the state election board since May .

Democrats , voting rights advocates and some Republicans have said the rules are outside the authority of the board.

The Georgia election board recently passed several new rules introduced by election deniers.

The board passed a rule that allows county election officials to refuse to certify results if they feel a “reasonable inquiry” is necessary to investigate claims of fraud or irregularities.

Bipartisan election officials across the state have asked the board to stop implementing rules so close to the November election.