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A Georgia appeals court has upheld a ruling requiring county election officials to certify results by legal deadlines.
ATLANTA - Certification of election results in Georgia is a mandatory duty of local elections officials - not a discretionary decision - the state Court of Appeals has ruled.
It stems from a Fulton County board member who refused to certify 2022 primary results and sued, arguing officials can decline certification.
The New Georgia Project helped shape Democratic politics in Georgia over the past decade, buoyed by support from party stars like Stacey Abrams and Raphael Warnock and a mission to register tens of thousands of left-leaning voters who often skip elections.
Georgia’s state Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling in a 2024 election case, affirming that local election board members must certify election results by the deadline outlined in state law.
While local elections officials are empowered to request and review documents and share concern, they cannot refuse to certify election results, judge says.
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The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that election board members are required to certify election results even when they have concerns about fraud or errors.
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that election officials cannot refuse to certify election results, regardless of concerns about potential misconduct.