MAJOR UPDATE from NEWSWEEK in GA with this headline story relating to the main story
article that follows below:
“Donald Trump Stung by Key Legal Ruling in Georgia”
Georgia GOP AG Chris Carr shot down a GOP effort to reopen an investigation into repeated discredited claims that victory was stolen from Trump in the 2020 election.
The 5-member Georgia State Election Board, now controlled by Trump loyalists who support election fraud conspiracy theories, earlier this month voted 3-2 in an attempt to order AG Carr to resume a previously closed investigation into Trump's 2020 loss in Fulton County.
In his official decision issued
on Monday August 19, Carr wrote that his office “… is not required to conduct
an investigation on its own or with outside personnel at the direction of a
client” and ruling that the board “…is not empowered to direct the Attorney
General to conduct an investigation.”
Newsweek reached out for comment to the Georgia State
Election Board via online contact form on Monday (August 19).
My 2 cents: I say thank you AG Chris Carr, who is obviously a
decent man who stands for justice in that sustained Trump nonsense case that he
lost the 2020 race and he can't let go. Well done, Mr. Carr.
The Main Original Post Article Follows Below:
This crazy GOP story from GA and perhaps in other GOP-run
states heading into November 2024 election with this headline from AXIOS is very concerning and worrisome:
“New Georgia election rule
requires county to probe election results”
GA progressives say the
state election board's new rule requiring counties to conduct a “Reasonable
Inquiry” before certifying the results could wreak havoc in
the November election and beyond.
Why it matters: GA has 159 counties, which means it has 159 county election boards. Those boards are required by law to certify the results of elections.
Opponents of the new GOP measure say current GA law clearly states: “…county election boards shall certify results,” meaning they can't exercise discretion but must follow the law.
A single county board's inquiry — the new rule does not define what that entails — could delay or halt the certification of results, state Rep. Saira Draper (D-Atlanta) told Axios.
The
rule is the latest skirmish over what the AP’s Jeff Amy succinctly called an “administrative afterthought” that has become a
national battleground over post-election results, including GA in 2020.
The other side: Supporters of the measure, including GOP board
member Janice Johnston, argue that Georgia law rules require county election
board members to vouch for the accuracy of the results, and said: “If elections are conducted fairly and
legally and accurately, most of the time, they are certified. So it's not the
end of the world. We're not asking the board to do a full election audit or a
forensic audit. We're just asking for a reasonable inquiry.”
GA House Minority Whip Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville) expressed concerns after Trump praised Johnston and the two other GOP board members during his August 3 Atlanta rally.
Johnston also attended the Trump
event – the one DEM board member and non-partisan chairman voted against the
gimmick staying within the law.
Draper argues that the new rule is beyond the board's authority and could sow chaos and distrust in the election system across the political spectrum.
So, what's next: The
rule would take effect 20 days after its Tuesday passage, the AJC reports, but could face a legal challenge.
In a message on X, SOS Brad Raffensperger said: “GA
law requires counties to certify the November 5 election results by November
12th and we fully anticipate that counties will follow the law.”
My 2 Cents: I suspect if SOS Raffensperger is correct then the next
phone call he would get if Trump were to lose would mirror the one he got on
January 3, 2021 saying in part (AP report): “All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780
votes, which is one more than we have.
Because we won the state.”)
Election boards have a
simple duty: Watch the vote, count and tabulate the vote, report the results and NOT to act like a Judge and make a wild decision: Just follow the law and rules
and do your damn job.
This GA move outside of the law is insane – in essence what they are saying is: We don’t have to follow the law just our hunch and unless we win, we’ll keep this up until we do win.
Case
closed and disgusting isn’t it? Yes it is. That format will follow in 2024
if Trump loses which he will and January 6, 2021 will look like child’s play in
round two – bet on it.
My recent related post is here on this very same subject of voting integrity
and Trump’s MAGA / Rightwing nutty resistance BS to win at all costs.
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