Georgia Judge Rules County Election Officials Must Certify Election Results, Record-Breaking Early Voting Turnout

A Georgia judge has issued a decisive ruling, stating that county election officials are legally obligated to certify election results without delay or refusal. In an eleven-page decision, the judge emphasized that local election officials have a "mandatory fixed obligation" to ensure the timely certification of election outcomes, regardless of any concerns or suspicions they may have.

This ruling comes at a time when Georgia is witnessing a record-breaking pace of early voting. As early voting begins, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that the state is. . .