Judge dismisses election board member’s lawsuit because of an incorrect party name, but she is allowed to refileA lawsuit arguing that county election board members in Georgia have the discretion to refuse to certify election results has been dismissed on a technicality, but the judge noted it could be refiled.Fulton county election board member Julie Adams filed a lawsuit in May asking a judge to declare that the county election board members’ duties “are discretionary, not ministerial, in nature”. At issue is a Georgia law that says the county officials “shall” certify results after engaging in a process to make sure they are accurate. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/10/georgia-election-board-member-lawsuit-dismissed
Author : Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-09-10 19:21:45
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