New Georgia State Election Board Rules With David Cross

The Rules change. The State Election Board has released the new rules. This is the first board that has been separated from the SOS office. Monday was the first day in requesting the absentee ballot. We have had some passionate SEB meetings.
11 rules that have been proposed and passed. SEB has posted on a secret website. https://sos.ga.gov/page/proposed-state-election-board-rules-and-rule-amendments
The poll pad number of voters has to match the tabulator tapes from the machines to the poll pads.
Making sure the ballots are tracked when they are mailed.
Requiring election officials balance the ballots with the tabulator tapes. All has to be reconciled.
All additional poll watchers in the tabulation centers.
Reconciliation of the number of voters. Timestamp of voters before the first vote. The Secretary of State has a living voter roll that is constantly changing. Locking the Roll.
Mandatory to keep ballot image metadata to be attached to the images.
Reconciliation report available to the public.
Poll managers will be allowed to open the ballots to count with the required witnesses and reconcile to the number of votes.
Recap form to be completed, required by all counties.
Required separate printed provisional emergency ballot. Currently mail in and provisional ballots are the same.
The rules allow for the elections to be tightened up and try to bring accounting audit capabilities to our elections.
The biggest push back is coming from the Secretary of State office. He has had problems and needed upgrades to the machines for the past 4 years and all we get is excuses from the office to correct the problems. The pushback is getting all the play from the AJC, SOS, and AG office. These rules are ready to go but we are watching.
Absentee ballot, if you request one and walk in on election day and turn in. Fill in the bubble and draw a line to the name, this will eliminate the software from flipping votes. If you want to find your ballot, put a mark in the top margin that you will remember.