The Georgia State Election Board voted 3-2 on Friday to require counties to hand-count all ballots, in addition to machine tallies, in the 2024 election. The decision, driven by the board’s Republican majority,

A newly adopted rule requires at least three election workers to hand count ballots in each precinct on election night. NBC News' Priya Sridhar explains the widespread criticism of the rule.

Critics plan to sue, saying the new requirement would almost certainly lead to errors and could disrupt the process of certifying the vote in a crucial battleground state.