The board, with a new right-wing majority, is set to consider new election rules just 45 days before the election.

Georgia's Republican-controlled state election board may vote on Friday to require a labor-intensive hand count of potentially millions of ballots in November's election, a move voting rights advocates say could cause delays,

As candidates are in the homestretch, several efforts are being pushed to encourage voter registration. Especially, on National Voter Registration Day, which is Tuesday. At the Tompkins County Board of Elections, Republican Commissioner Alanna Congdon said that means expanding the availability of their services at events throughout the county.