Judges Toss Two Republican Lawsuits Challenging Georgia’s Absentee Ballot Rules: The Twelfth District Republicans argued that rules imposed months ago to allow counties to set up ballot drop boxes and let election officials open ballots before Election Day violate state laws and the U.S. Constitution, the report notes.
In Augusta, U.S. District Court Judge Randal Hall dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prohibit the use of drop boxes for absentee ballots and ramp up signature verification protocols, amid charges that the current processes increase the likelihood of voter fraud, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Hall said that the plaintiffs lacked standing and that the court shouldn’t change the rules so close to the election.
“We are not even on the eve of an election,” Hall said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We are, as it relates to this particular election, closing in on halftime.”
The judge also said the plaintiffs were not able to show specific harm brought about by the current rules.
“The court finds that those claims are simply based on speculation, highly speculative issues,” Hall said,
the Twelfth District Republicans argued that rules imposed months ago to allow counties to set up ballot drop boxes and let election officials open ballots before Election Day violate state laws and the U.S. Constitution, the report notes.
Maricopa County Board Votes Against Complying With Subpoenas to Audit Voting Machines
Courts have yet to rule on the facts, maybe you can make a horse drink water if you deprive it long enough from water.
