{"id":2347861,"date":"2024-10-01T06:55:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T10:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-begins-over-georgias-new-election-certification-rules-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T07:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:22:23","slug":"trial-begins-over-georgias-new-election-certification-rules-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-begins-over-georgias-new-election-certification-rules-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial begins over Georgia\u2019s new election certification rules &#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\">22<\/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%2Ftrial-begins-over-georgias-new-election-certification-rules-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=2347861&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>A significant trial is set to begin in Fulton County, Georgia, concerning two new controversial election certification\u200b rules. The Democratic National\u200b Committee has filed a lawsuit against these rules, which were established by a Republican majority on the Georgia State\u2062 Election Board, claiming\u200d they could jeopardize the integrity of the \u2064election certification process. The case will be heard by Judge Robert \u200cMcBurney in a bench trial.<\/p>\n<p>The disputed rules include a requirement for county\u200c officials to conduct a &#8220;reasonable inquiry&#8221; before certifying election results, but \u2064there is no clear \u200cdefinition provided for what constitutes such \u200can inquiry. The other rule permits election officials to review all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-board-confirms-right-to-investigate-before-certifying-elections\/\" title=\"GA Board Confirms Right To Investigate Before Certifying Elections\">election-related documents<\/a>, which Democrats fear might delay results, particularly in tight races. They \u200bargue \u200cthese \u200dchanges could cast doubt on the electoral process, especially with the\u200b upcoming 2024 presidential election \u2064where Georgia is a\u2062 key \u2064battleground state.<\/p>\n<p>In defense of \u200dthe rules, supporters assert that\u200d they will\u2064 cause minimal disruption to election \u200cprocedures and that the inquiry\u200d process \u200cis \u2063less intensive than a\u2062 full \u200baudit. The plaintiffs seek judicial clarification that election superintendents are obligated to certify elections by\u2062 the\u2064 legally mandated deadlines without the discretion\u200b to\u200b delay or withhold certification, which could significantly impact the electoral landscape.  <\/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\">Trial begins over Georgia&rsquo;s new election certification rules<\/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_1765922\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A critical trial over challenges to two controversial 2024 election certification rules in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> is set to begin in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fulton-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fulton County<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The lawsuit from the Democratic National Committee argues that the new rules, passed by a 3-2 Republican majority on the Georgia State Election Board, could undermine the process of certifying the election results. The trial will take place before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who will decide on the legality of the new rules in a bench trial without a jury.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fulton County Chief Judge Robert McBurney speaks during the Tex McIver murder trial at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (Hyosub Shin\/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the contested rules requires county officials to conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3116502\/opponents-georgia-state-election-boards-reasonable-inquiry-rule-power-overreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;reasonable inquiry&rdquo;<\/a> before certifying election results, but the rule does not clearly define what qualifies as a reasonable inquiry. The second rule allows election officials to examine all election-related documentation, which raised concerns among Democrats that this could lead to delays in certifying the results, particularly in close or contested races.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats argue that these rules could be used to sow doubt in the election process, particularly as the 2024 presidential election approaches, where Georgia is a battleground state. They also raise concerns that the rules were introduced too close to the election, which could cause confusion for election officials and the public.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the new rules, including Republican board member Janice Johnston, argued they would have a minimal change to procedure in most elections and that an inquiry is less intense than an audit.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic plaintiffs want a judge to confirm that election superintendents have a duty to certify an election before the deadline provided in the law, and they have no discretion to withhold or delay the certification, which could effectively trounce the new rules passed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-and-gop-senator-thom-tillis-win-north-carolina-decision-desk-hq\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump and GOP Senator Thom Tillis Win North Carolina: Decision Desk HQ\">state election board<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;has praised the board members who pushed through the two rules, calling them &ldquo;pit bulls fighting for honesty, transparency, and victory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a day before the trial, Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3171073\/dnc-sues-georgia-election-board-hand-count-ballot-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>filed a separate lawsuit<\/a> targeting a different rule that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-why-presidents-go-down-to-georgia-and-congress-comes-home-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Why presidents go down to Georgia, and Congress comes home - Washington Examiner\">state election board passed<\/a> on Sept. 20 by another 3-2 vote. That rule requires workers at polling places to hand-count paper ballots on election night.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This new hand-counting rule was challenged by the DNC and was supposed by Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s campaign, adding further controversy to the state&rsquo;s evolving election rules.<\/p>\n<p>The trial will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@judgerobertmcburney7938\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>livestreamed<\/a> on McBurney&rsquo;s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1765922\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765922\"}});<\/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>Trial starts in Georgia over new election certification rules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2347863,"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\/09\/Georgia.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[25952,3728,4977,3807,4853],"class_list":["post-2347861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-certification","tag-election","tag-georgia","tag-rules","tag-trial"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Georgia.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347861","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}