The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 23, 2024
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You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people.
There are developments in a court challenge to questionable Georgia Election Board rules recently struck down by state courts. The rules are widely seen as inviting partisan obstruction to Georgia’s election results.
The week of October 13th, two Fulton County judges invalidated a total of seven rules only recently approved by the Georgia Election Board, ruling them too close to the election and with not enough time to properly train election officials, which is what county election officials had warned in their testimony.
Judge Thomas Cox also determined that the constitution doesn’t grant the Georgia Election Board the authority to pass such sweeping rules, such as giving individual county election board members the power to conduct their own investigation of election results, or to choose not to certify an election.
The Georgia Republican Party and Republican National Committee challenged Cox’s rulings directly to the Georgia Supreme Court, which has not yet announced if it will hear the appeal. Rulings by the second judge that the new rules were too close to the election have not yet been challenged.
With only days left before the election, the Georgia Supreme Court could opt to not take the case, or to delay the hearings until after the election, leaving the lower court’s ruling in effect for November 5th.
We’ve linked to local reporting, our past reports and the groups taking action, at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl. Follow us on Facebook @AmericanDemocracyMinute.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
American Democracy Minute – Georgia State Board of Elections Passes Hand Count Reconciliation Rule Against Recommendations of SOS and County Election Officials
American Democracy Minute – In Case with 2024 Presidential Election Implications, Georgia Judge Blocks Controversial State Election Board Rules for Hand Counting & Certification
Georgia Supreme Court (via Democracy Docket) – GA Republican Party & RNC Appeal
Georgia Recoder – New Georgia election rules still in play with Harris-Trump election showdown now fast and furious
Groups Taking Action:
Fair Fight Action, Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (CREW), ACLU GA, Common Cause GA
Check Your Voter Registration:
- U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State
- Vote.Gov – Register to Vote in Your State
- Vote.Org – Check Your Registration to Vote
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