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Georgia appeals court upholds ruling saying election officials must certify results
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUL 7 – The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled election officials must certify results despite concerns, emphasizing certification deadlines and limiting review to specific election documents, affirming mandatory duties.
- Georgia's Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that election officials must certify results by the state-mandated deadline in 2024.
- The ruling followed a lawsuit by Fulton County Republican board member Julie Adams, who refused to certify last year's primary election results claiming discretionary authority.
- Judges wrote that certifying results is a mandatory duty and concerns about errors must be raised through legal challenges or criminal prosecution, not refusal to certify.
- On July 2, appellate Judges Gobeil and Rickman released a detailed decision rejecting Adams' claims as without merit and reaffirming earlier judgments made by Judge McBurney.
- The decision implies election officials must certify results timely despite disputes, reinforcing statutory election integrity measures amid political tensions around certification.
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Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia RecorderGeorgia appeals court agrees: Local election officials must certify results
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.
Marietta Daily Journal
Appellate court: Local elections officials must certify results
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.
Henry Herald
Clayton NewsAppellate court rules local elections officials must certify results
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.
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