![]() The Republican-led General Assembly added $427,010 to hire two investigators, one administrative assistant and an executive director for the State Election Board. ![]() Georgia, where a grand jury has been investigating whether Trump and his allies illegally meddled in the 2020 election, is one of about a dozen states where lawmakers already have passed a 2024 budget. And once funding is approved, election officials will need time to hire and train employees and buy new security and voting equipment. Most states’ annual budgets take effect in July, meaning they must cover presidential primaries that occur in the first half of 2024. In many of those states, lawmakers are still working on the final budget. ![]() Elections officials, governors and lawmakers in states that hold early primaries or play other pivotal roles in the presidential election, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Wisconsin, also have proposed funding increases. ![]()
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