A trial begins Tuesday over controversial new rules in Georgia for certifying election results. The rules were passed in August by the embattled Georgia State Election Board and have sparked concerns about disruptions following the presidential election in November.
The new rules could result in local election boards attempting to vote against certifying election results if they report finding irregularities they cannot rectify on their own. But Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, says local boards do not have this discretion under Georgia law and must certify election results by the state deadline, with election challenges resolved by the courts.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the new rules, which include the Democratic Party of Georgia and the Democratic National Committee, want a judge to affirm that read of state law, declaring Georgia law makes the certification of election results a mandatory duty.
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