{"id":2331371,"date":"2024-08-26T21:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T01:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-sue-georgia-election-board-over-changes-passed-by-officials-under-investigation-and-possible-removal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T21:26:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T01:26:25","slug":"democrats-sue-georgia-election-board-over-changes-passed-by-officials-under-investigation-and-possible-removal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-sue-georgia-election-board-over-changes-passed-by-officials-under-investigation-and-possible-removal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats sue Georgia election board over changes passed by officials under investigation and possible removal &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-sue-georgia-election-board-over-changes-passed-by-officials-under-investigation-and-possible-removal-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2331371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent development, the Democratic Party has filed \u200da lawsuit\u200c against the Georgia\u2062 election board over new changes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-view-trump-tactics-against-desantis-nasty-and-personal\/\" title=\"GOP lawmakers view Trump tactics against DeSantis \u2018nasty and personal\u2019\">state electoral law<\/a> \u200bproposed by three \u200dmembers who are currently under investigation. These changes, which involve \u2063stricter measures for ballot counting and election certification, have raised concerns \u2063among Democrats, particularly as they argue that the\u200c ethics inquiry into the board members\u2064 should\u2063 be resolved before implementing new \u200crules. The lawsuit claims that the proposed changes could create significant \u200cuncertainty and chaos in the post-election process, especially\u2064 if they contradict existing legal\u2064 procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit has garnered support from Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s election campaign and \u200dincludes \u2064input\u200c from\u2064 local officials and political candidates. \u200cRep. \u200dNikema Williams, \u200dchairwoman of \u2064the Georgia Democratic \u2064Party, emphasized the\u2062 problematic\u200c nature of the\u2062 proposed rules, noting that \u2064the board members have been described as allies of former President\u2064 Donald Trump. Additionally, \u2063even some\u2064 Republicans, including Georgia Secretary \u2064of State Brad Raffensperger, criticized the last-minute efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-schumer-promise-more-action-after-election-bill-fails\/\" title=\"Biden, Schumer Promise More Action After Election Bill Fails\">alter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">election procedures<\/a><\/a>, \u200cstating that they could\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-iranians-charged-for-cyberattacks-meant-to-influence-2020-election\/\" title=\"Two Iranians Charged for Cyberattacks Meant To Influence 2020 Election\">undermine voter confidence<\/a> and delay election results.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats sue Georgia election board over changes passed by officials under investigation and possible removal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1726412\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a> sued the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Georgia<\/a> election board over changes passed by officials who are now under investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Three allies of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> on the State Election Board proposed new changes to state electoral law, allowing more stringent treatment of ballot counting and electoral certification. The three were hit by an ethics complaint from Fulton County&rsquo;s former elections board chief, pushing the Democrats to argue that the ethics inquiry should be looked into before the new measures were passed. They also argued that the board members should be removed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These novel requirements introduce substantial uncertainty in the postelection process and &mdash; if interpreted as their drafters have suggested &mdash; invite chaos by establishing new processes at odds with existing statutory duties,&rdquo; the lawsuit said about the proposed electoral changes.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was filed by the Democratic National Party, Georgia Democratic Party, local officials, and political candidates, with the support of Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA), chairwoman of the Georgia Democratic Party, latched on to Trump&rsquo;s praise of the three State Election Board officials as his &ldquo;pit bulls&rdquo; in a statement in favor of the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The three members Donald Trump called his &lsquo;pit bulls&rsquo; for &lsquo;victory&rsquo; disagree, and they&rsquo;re determined to establish a new power of not certifying an election result should their preferred candidate lose &mdash; as he did in 2020,&rdquo; she said, the <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/26\/us\/elections\/georgia-elections-lawsuit-democrats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The move to change the electoral rules shortly before the 2024 election was even met with criticism from some Republicans, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Activists seeking to impose last-minute changes in election procedures outside of the legislative process undermine voter confidence and burden election workers,&rdquo; he said in a statement obtained by the outlet. &ldquo;Misguided attempts by the State Election Board will delay election results and undermine chain of custody safeguards. Georgia voters reject this 11th-hour chaos, and so should the unelected members of the State Election Board.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Brian Kemp&rsquo;s (R-GA) office looks to be taking the lawsuit seriously. Kemp told the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> in a statement that he was seeking advice from the state attorney general as to whether he had the authority to remove the three board members.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: Kemp&rsquo;s office is asking the AG for guidance on whether he has the authority to remove members of the State Election Board. Voting rights groups, Democrats and even some Republicans have raised alarms about the rightwing majority&rsquo;s recent votes. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gapol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gapol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XcMfdAzkbR\">https:\/\/t.co\/XcMfdAzkbR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SSuacGTs0d\">pic.twitter.com\/SSuacGTs0d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluestein\/status\/1828071832576029165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1726412\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726412\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats have filed a lawsuit against the Georgia election board regarding changes implemented by officials currently under investigation. Three members of the State Election Board, who are associated with former President Donald Trump, suggested modifications to state electoral laws that would impose stricter regulations on ballot counting and election certification. An ethics complaint was lodged against these three by the former head of Fulton County&#8217;s elections board, prompting Democrats to argue that this inquiry should be addressed before any new measures are enacted. They also called for the removal of these board members. The lawsuit claims that these new requirements create significant uncertainty in the post-election process and could lead to chaos if interpreted as intended by their authors, as they conflict with existing legal obligations.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Party, Georgia Democratic Party, local officials, and political candidates filed the suit with backing from Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s campaign. Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA), chairwoman of the Georgia Democratic Party, referenced Trump&#8217;s description of these officials as his &#8220;pit bulls&#8221; in her support for the lawsuit. She stated that they seem intent on creating a scenario where election results can be disregarded if their favored candidate loses\u2014similar to what occurred in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed changes to electoral rules just ahead of the 2024 elections have also drawn criticism from some Republicans, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. He expressed concern that last-minute alterations outside legislative processes could erode voter confidence and complicate election operations: \u201cMisguided attempts by the State Election Board will delay election results and undermine chain-of-custody safeguards,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Brian Kemp&#8217;s office is taking this lawsuit seriously; he has indicated he is consulting with the state attorney general about whether he has authority to remove any members from the State Election Board amid growing concerns raised by voting rights groups and others about recent decisions made by its right-leaning majority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2331372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22306704473589.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,34493,4977,3976,4585],"class_list":["post-2331371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-election-board","tag-georgia","tag-investigation","tag-lawsuit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22306704473589.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}