A government watchdog organization is accusing the Georgia State Election Board of violating the Georgia Open Meetings Act by holding a meeting on short notice to advance election rule changes ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
American Oversight filed a lawsuit Friday in Fulton County Superior Court accusing conservative appointed election board members Rick Jeffares, Janice Johnston, and Janelle King of failing to provide timely public notice for a July 12 meeting, not having enough board members present to conduct business and violating several other the board’s rules.
American Oversight claims that the Republican board members orchestrated the illegal meeting in order to advance proposed rules that would dramatically increase the number of partisan poll watchers permitted at tabulation centers and impose unnecessary burdens on election workers. Also named as defendants in the lawsuit are the board’s two other members, Chairman John Fervier and Sara Tindall Ghazal, the lone appointee of the state Democratic Party. Both members did not attend the July 12 meeting after expressing concerns about its legitimacy.
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