New voting rules in swing states could influence election results

Lisa Desjardins:

In the last few weeks alone, the Georgia State Election Commission has passed changes that could impact this year's elections.

Among other things, local officials could open an investigation after the results are announced, and any local official could request an audit of all election materials, presumably including every ballot. If there is a discrepancy between the ballot and the voter count, no vote from that precinct would count.

Former President Donald Trump recently praised the three panel members who passed these rules by name for fighting for honesty and victory. This week, federal and state Democratic parties filed a lawsuit citing current Georgia law, writing, “Election officials may raise concerns at the time of certification, but they may not use these voting irregularities or anything else as a basis for delaying or denying certification.”

To explore this and election law changes in other states, I meet with Jessica Huseman of Votebeat.

Jessica, let's start with Georgia, which is obviously a hotly contested state. Vice President Harris is there this week. What do we know about Georgia's election law regarding certification, and can those rules hold?