Georgia’s Lengthy List of Election Lawsuits

Fulton County election workers count provisional ballots in Atlanta. Since Georgians voted last week, a number of election-related lawsuits have been filed. WABE legal analyst Page Pate discussed the lawsuits with “All Things Considered” host Jim Burress.

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As Georgia waited to learn who the state’s governor-elect will be, election-related lawsuits were coming seemingly by the hour. Interest groups, political parties and individuals themselves all got on the lawsuit bandwagon.

But what can a lawsuit accomplish when it’s related to an election, especially after voters’ ballots are cast?

On “The 5:44,” “All Things Considered” host Jim Burress posed that question — and others — to WABE legal analyst Page Pate.