In their fight for election integrity, Georgia Republicans won an early victory this week. The Democratic Party was defeated in its initial attempt to block the state’s controversial election security legislation from entering effect.
The Coalition for Good Governance sued Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State of Georgia, and the Georgia State Election Board in May over parts of the election law. The left-leaning group demanded that the state stop enforcing a number provisions of the law prior to the special election runoffs this month.
The group was disqualified by Judge J.P. Boulee on Wednesday, July 7. He stated that changing the rules now would have an impact on the already-in progress administration rules. He said that the state had already planned to comply with the new law, and that changing the guidelines now would hinder them.
US District Court Judge Boulee just delivered a win to @GOP by refusing to block the application of law. The parts they were challenging, monitor or photograph parts of the election process, as well as setting a new deadline 4 requesting absentee ballots. https://t.co/eS4fPdfbeY
— Trina Solis (@TrinaSolis17) July 9, 2021
Raffensperger’s office responded to the ruling, saying it was “another in the line of frivolous lawsuits” facing the state based on lies and misinformation. The statement said the state would continue to fight the suits in court and win.
The judge’s ruling deals a devastating blow to Democrats who are hoping to get the law struck down. They claim the law makes it harder for people to vote; Georgia officials say it does the exact opposite.
