Tag: Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections

Court in Fulton County Rules Georgia Officials Can’t Delay, Refuse to Certify Election Results

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Local election officials in Georgia cannot delay or refuse to officially certify election results, according to a state court ruling on Monday.

“Election superintendents in Georgia have a mandatory fixed obligation to certify election results,” wrote Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney in the ruling. “Consequently, no election superintendent (or member of a board of elections and registration) may refuse to certify or abstain from certifying election results under any circumstance.”

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Georgia Tries Navigating 2024 Election While Investigating Unresolved Disputes of 2020 Election

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Chris Carr

As Georgia prepares for the 2024 presidential election with implementing new rules and procedures, some unresolved 2020 election disputes remain, with the State Election Board opening an investigation into an issue it previously closed.

Heading into this year’s presidential election cycle, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is implementing election security measures as the Georgia State Election Board is enacting new rules that could impact the November election and investigating 2020 presidential election issues.

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Swing State Election Boards Engaged in Legal Battles over Election Certification Ahead of November

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County election boards in swing states across the country are engaged in legal battles over election certification ahead of the November elections, while others were threatened with legal action if they didn’t certify election results.

With the presidential election less than five months away, county election board members are either initiating or find themselves the subject of legal actions over the certification of elections. That process occurs before the state can certify election results.

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