Dems Take Legal Action Against Georgia Election Board

The Washington Post reports:

Three Democrats have asked a state court to force Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to take up their ethics complaints accusing three members of the State Election Board of holding an illegal meeting and overstepping their legal authority by passing rules that critics say will sow chaos and uncertainty in the presidential race.

The Democrats filed a petition late Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court claiming that Kemp is required to hold hearings on the matters and to remove the board members if he finds they violated state law.

At issue are three avowed supporters of former president Donald Trump who in May took control of the five-member state election board and immediately began passing a flurry of rules that prompted an uproar of criticism from state and local election officials and from Republicans and Democrats.

Read the full article. One of the new rules requires hand-counting the number of ballots on election night.

Today, I announced legal action against Gov. Brian Kemp.

Georgia’s Election Board has been hijacked by extreme MAGA operatives, changing election rules to help Trump.

State law is clear, Kemp has a duty to act, but he’s abdicated responsibility. If the governor won’t stop MAGA… pic.twitter.com/uYWBSxgNSG

— Nabilah Islam Parkes (@NabilahIslam) September 25, 2024