From WNYC Studios. I'm Brian Lehrer. This is my daily politics podcast. It's Tuesday, September 24th.

Election Day is now six weeks away. When we know the results of the presidential election is anyone's guess,

and it became even more uncertain on Friday when the Georgia State Election Board passed a requirement

for all the ballots in the state to be counted by hand. This is purportedly to prevent election fraud,

but it's a problem that no evidence says exists to any meaningful degree in Georgia.

The vote on the five-member board was three to two, and by way of background, I want to play a

couple of clips. Donald Trump held a rally in Georgia last month, at which he praised these three

members of the Georgia State Elections Board by name and said they were helping him achieve victory.

And even as they hold these jobs, which you might think are supposed to protect the voting

rights of all people, all people in Georgia in this case, regardless of their politics,

these three election board officials even attended this August 4th Trump rally.

In this clip, Trump actually thanks these election officials by name. even attended this August 4th Trump rally.

In this clip, Trump actually thanks these election officials by name.

The video shows him pointing to them in the crowd.

I don't know if you've heard, but the Georgia State Election Board is in a very positive way.

This is a very positive thing, Marjorie.

They're on fire. They're doing a great job.

Three members, Janice Johnson, Rick Jeffries, and Janelle King. Three people are all pit bulls fighting for honesty, transparency, and victory. They're fighting. Are they here?

Where are they? Where are they? Where are they? Thank you. What a job. Thank you.

So that from the August 4th, Trump rally in Georgia, those three members of the state elections board voted in the hand-counting rule last Friday, voted in favor.

The vote was three to two.

By contrast, voting no, was the chair of the board, himself a Republican, appointed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp.

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