Three pit bulls fighting for honesty, transparency, and victory, Trump called them.
Three days later, the State Election Board met at the Georgia State Capitol.
One of the rules allows pro-Trump election officials in Georgias 159 counties to arbitrarily refuse to certify election results.
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on Aug. 3, 2024, in Atlanta.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Election certification has long been a ministerial, rather than discretionary task, according to experts and judges.
The rules rammed through last week were made possible by Trumps personal interference in the makeup of the board.
After Lindsey resigned, he was replaced by King, a conservative media personality with no experience administering elections.
One of those rules may initiate the floodgates to county election officials refusing to certify results in November.
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Now, they have even greater power to do so.
Last week, the boards fourth Republican, John Fervier, who was appointed by Republican Gov.
Brian Kemp, warned that the new certification rule came without guardrails preventing abuse.
The certification rule was the subject of lengthy discussion at last weeks meeting.
The presentation angered Johnston, one of the Republican board members.
We just gave 30 minutes to a lawyer from Washington.
Well, may I ask who invited him here?
I invited him here, Fervier said.
It is important for this board to hear both sides of every story.
If you only hear one side, were not doing our job.
A judge is currently considering the countys motion to dismiss Adams lawsuit.
And at the center of those efforts is Fulton County.
Theaudit eventually foundthat Trump had garnered 345 more votes than were initially counted in Fulton County.
Despite the findings, election denial activists have never let up on the Fulton County case.
yo ensure the votes are in the record for any potential future litigation.
Less than a few hours later, Trump took to Truth Social, backing the decision.
The Attorney General of Georgia MUST get moving on this, Trump wrote.
So must Governor Kemp, and the Secretary of State.
Its Fulton County again.
Trump will surely be watching.
Adams lawsuitwas filedby lawyers with the Trump-aligned American First Policy Institute.
