Election certification disputes in Georgia and other states spark concerns over presidential contest

Attorneys are gearing up for more fights over election certification in Georgia and other swing states like Georgia.
The Neighborhood Church in Candler Park was one of the many polling places open in Atlanta for a runoff election on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

In Georgia’s Fulton County, a group run by members of former President Donald Trump’s administration last week sued so a Republican member of the local elections board could refuse to certify the results of the primary election.

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. They did so only after state officials warned them it was their legal duty to record the final vote tally.

And in Arizona, GOP lawmakers sued to reverse the state’s top Democratic officials’ requirement that local boards automatically validate their election results.