Lone Democrat on Georgia state board defends elections amid new rules

Sara Tindall Ghazal is just trying to stop a disaster' as once obscure election board gains attention from likes of Trump

Sara Tindall Ghazal was scouring her closet as 8pm approached on Wednesday night. She was preparing for her first appearance on cable news, something she has avoided her entire career.

In fact, Tindall Ghazal, the lone Democrat on the Georgia state election board, has shunned media attention and appearances since she was appointed to the board in 2021. Back then, even as Georgia became the focal point of former US president Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and as rightwing media and a nationwide network of election denial activists honed in on the state, Tindall Ghazal kept to herself, quietly carrying out her duties in previously-obscure meetings of the board.