Allies of former President Donald Trump who control the Georgia State Election Board approved a controversial new rule Friday requiring counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day,

Conservatives on Georgia's state election board have passed a rule requiring that ballots be hand-counted three times.

Critics plan to sue, saying the new requirement would almost certainly lead to errors and could disrupt the process of certifying the vote in a crucial battleground state.

Trump faces criminal charges accusing him of pressuring Georgia officials to reverse his 2020 election loss, though he denies wrongdoing. He has continued to advance false claims

Trump majority on the battleground state's election board approved the move, which critics from both parties warn could lead to delays in reporting results.

The Georgia State Election Board passed a controversial measure Friday that would require local precincts to conduct hand counts.

Georgia's MAGA-dominated election board has made a last-minute rule that could throw the election into chaos by requiring hand-counting ballots. How this could help Donald Trump win Georgia even if he loses the popular vote there is explained by Joy Reid and her panel.

Georgia election officials praised by Trump carried a vote to require poll workers to tally the number of ballots by hand.