Georgia Supreme Court won't step in to reinstate controversial election rules

Georgia's Supreme Court rejected a Republican-led effort to instrumentality much than half a twelve arguable caller predetermination rules earlier Election Day.

In a brief order issued Tuesday, nan tribunal declined to reinstate nan 7 caller rules implemented by nan State Election Board, and declined to see an expedited entreaty — efficaciously ending nan effort to get nan caller rules successful spot successful clip for nan upcoming election.

A little level Georgia judge connected Oct. 16 declared nan rules "illegal, unconstitutional and void." The rules, which see 1 that requires ballots to beryllium hand-counted and 2 related to certification of results, were supported by 3 of nan State Election Board's 5 members, each of whom were endorsed by erstwhile President Donald Trump.

President Biden defeated Trump successful nan authorities successful 2020, and Trump has since repeated disproven claims that fraud costs him nan election.

The caller rules were opposed by not conscionable Democrats, but besides authorities Republican officials who formed uncertainty connected whether they were legal. They said a manus count could hold predetermination results, and based on successful tribunal that it was excessively precocious to decently train predetermination workers connected nan caller responsibilities.

Other rules passed by nan committee — see 1 that would person required region officials "to analyse each predetermination related archiving created during nan behaviour of elections," a perchance laborious process — and different that would person required them to behaviour a "reasonable inquiry" earlier certifying results. That norm did not explicate what a "reasonable inquiry" entails.

The Georgia Supreme Court didn't outright cull nan appeal. In nan bid Tuesday, nan tribunal said it is declining to accelerated guardant proceedings.

"When nan entreaty is docketed successful this court, it will proceed successful nan mean course," nan justices wrote.

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