The State Election Board is under fire from local election officials.

On Tuesday night, the Clarke County Board of Elections and Voter Registration passed a resolution demanding that the State Election Board place a moratorium on rule changes.

In early August, Republican members of the State Election Board (SEB) passed a rule change that will require election officials to conduct a “reasonable inquiry” into results. Opponents of the move fear the new rule could be used to block the certification of election results.

The SEB is set to meet again on Friday and will consider several new measures, including one requiring the hand counting of ballots.

In a resolution passed Tuesday night, the Clarke County Board of Elections denounced the State Election Board for considering these new rule changes, stating that any new rules would “create unnecessary confusion.”

Clarke County election officials joined the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials by calling on the State Election Board to implement a stay of implementation of all rule changes adopted within 90 days of the election in November.