Local election board members in Georgia cannot refuse to certify election results in any scenario, even if they report concerns about fraud or errors, a state judge has ruled.

A new Georgia election rule that would require counties to hand count ballots in November's presidential election was temporarily blocked by a judge in the state on Tuesday night. Why it matters: There were concerns the Georgia State Election Board's decision could delay the swing state's election results or sow confusion,

More than a dozen local board members have refused to certify Georgia’s results since 2020, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.