Waynesboro Election Officials Demand Hand Count in Virginia Ballot Dispute

Republican board members refuse to certify election results, citing concerns over voting machine transparency.

Waynesboro's Republican election officials filed a lawsuit to mandate hand counting of ballots, questioning the integrity of voting machines.
The lawsuit argues that machine counting constitutes secret ballot counting, which they claim violates the Virginia Constitution
The officials have threatened to withhold certification of the November election results unless their demands are met.
Virginia's election system includes multiple safeguards, such as risk-limiting audits and logic tests, to ensure vote accuracy.
The legal challenge reflects ongoing Republican skepticism about voting machines, echoing previous election fraud claims.