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A Georgia judge dismissed a lawsuit from a Republican Fulton County election board member who asked a court to define the certification duties of her job after she refused to certify primary results in May.
Two right-wing activists are suing Fulton County election officials over what they describe as a failure to respond to voter challenges.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Democratic Party of Georgia sued the State Election Board for passing rules this month that could delay the certification of election results.
The board of commissioners in Cobb County, Georgia approved more than $60,000 last week to fund increased safety measures for election workers.
With less than 11 weeks until the presidential election, Georgia county officials are asking the State Election Board to stop passing drastic rule changes affecting election administration.
The GOP-controlled Georgia State Election Board passed a new rule on Monday giving county election officials more power to delay the certification of election results. This follows the passage of a rule on Aug. 6 that could result in this same outcome.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (R) stated that the State Election Board can’t ask his office to investigate Fulton County’s handling of the 2020 election.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) slammed proposed rule changes that would delay the certification of results.
The Georgia Elections Board passed a new rule with a 3-2 vote on Tuesday that could delay election certification.
Pro-voting groups, New Georgia Project and A. Philip Randolph Institute, filed a lawsuit this week challenging voter suppression law Senate Bill 189, which creates more pathways to challenge a voter’s eligibility.