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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.
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