NYT: Candidates Sprint to Finish in Campaign’s Final Hours
Candidates Sprint to Finish in Campaign’s Final Hours
President Trump, who has urged his supporters to pretend he is on the ballot, appeared to brace for the possibility of losses as Democrats expressed optimism they could flip control of Congress.
The New York Times quoted Rep. Saira Draper on Georgia's automatic hand recount law and the potential delays and chaos it could cause in close state races.
In coverage ahead of Election Day, The New York Times highlighted concerns over a new Georgia law requiring automatic statewide hand recounts in close state-level contests. Rep. Saira Draper warned that the policy was passed by legislative Republicans to placate election deniers rather than improve accuracy, leaving voters vulnerable to avoidable confusion and delays.
On Monday, a Georgia state representative, Saira Draper, a Democrat, said that behind the scenes during the special session, Republican lawmakers had offered assurances that “a half-point race was a remote possibility — the vote was about placating election deniers, not about accuracy.”