Georgia Judge Says Poll Observers Must Be Able to Stand Within 10 Feet From Counting Tables

Georgia Judge Says Poll Observers Must Be Able to Stand Within 10 Feet From Counting Tables
Early voters stand in line at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 14, 2020. Megan Varner/Getty Images
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As ballot counting is underway for the Georgia runoff election, a judge in Fulton County on Tuesday night handed a small victory to Republicans by solidifying an agreement that affords poll observers better access to view the counting of absentee ballots.

The agreement, known as a consent agreement, was made between Fulton County election officials, the county’s Republican Party, non-partisan organization the National Defense Committee, and Sean Kilbane, a Republican observer.