Georgia Supreme Court delays ruling on controversial election …
Oct 22, 2024 · This story was updated at 9:15 p.m Tuesday, Oct. 22, to include additional reaction to the Georgia Supreme Court’s decision. The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon declined the Republican National Committee’s request to pause a trial court’s decision to block new Georgia State Election Board rules from taking effect for the Nov. 5 general election.
Federal judge to consider more evidence whether to extend …
Oct 9, 2024 · A federal judge has denied a request for the court to immediately intervene and extend Georgia’s deadline to register to vote after Hurricane Helene devastated a wide swath of the state. But Judge Eleanor L. Ross with the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia left the door open for a trio of voting rights groups to […]
Judge ponders Cobb County challenge to Georgia election board …
Oct 15, 2024 · A Cobb County election board attorney argued Tuesday against requiring local officials to follow a new ballot-counting procedure and several other new state election rules set to be in place for the Nov. 5 general election.
Georgia appeals court cancels hearing to consider if Fulton DA can ...
Nov 19, 2024 · Georgia court cancels Dec. 5, 2024 hearing on appeal to remove Fulton District Attorney Willis from Trump's 2020 presidential election case.
After Trump’s election, future murky for Fulton RICO case against ...
Nov 13, 2024 · The push from Republican officials for Willis to drop the case intensified in the days following last week’s election. Alpharetta Republican state Sen. Brandon Beach said Friday that it’s time to lower the temperature in politics while also calling for an end to the Fulton election interference case.
Fulton judges stay busy ruling on lawsuits spurred by new Georgia …
Oct 9, 2024 · A lawsuit filed by the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections seeks to prevent the State Election Board from appointing several election monitors for the Nov. 5 election.
Fulton judge says Georgia law requires county election officials to ...
Oct 15, 2024 · A Fulton County judge ruled Tuesday that county election board members cannot refuse to certify election results. Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney’s ruling clarifies that the state’s election certification law mandates that local election officials certify elections.
After months of rewriting rules, Georgia election board meets …
Oct 7, 2024 · Georgia Election Board member Janice Johnston voted Sept. 23 in favor of the board opening an investigation into eight county boards that review mass voter eligibility challenges filed predominantly by conservative residents.
Kemp signs bill into law forcing sheriffs to enforce federal ...
Gov. Brian Kemp on May 1 signed a bill that expands the kinds of offenses requiring cash bail. Senate Bill 63 sparked debate among lawmakers over whether someone should be held in jail longer for misdemeanor offenses such as criminal theft if they cannot afford bail to get out of jail.
Slate of Georgia state election board rules swept aside by Fulton …
Oct 16, 2024 · Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr. issued a ruling Oct. 16, 2024 that struck down seven new rules adopted by the Georgia State Election Board in the weeks leading up to the 2024 general election.