Georgia Republicans Seek Emergency Restraining Order Against Raffensperger over Election Transparency
The lawsuit seeks to open the election-night operations center to poll watchers and state board members, with Dolezal citing Georgia law on public election activity.
- On Monday, Georgia State Sen. Greg Dolezal filed an emergency lawsuit against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, seeking court-ordered access for poll watchers and State Election Board members to the Election Night Reporting Room, commonly called "the bunker."
- Arguing for transparency, petitioners claim Raffensperger, a candidate in Tuesday's primary, has a conflict of interest in restricting access to the room where Georgia's statewide vote totals are received, verified, and reported.
- Joined by U.S. House candidate Christopher Mora and Cobb County District 1 Commissioner Keli Gambrill, Dolezal argued, "Transparency should not be controversial," seeking immediate court intervention to oversee the tabulation and reporting process.
- Raffensperger's campaign dismissed the lawsuit, stating, "The real fight to safeguard the ballot box happens at the local level," and characterized the filing as a search for "press attention and votes."
- Separately, U.S. Rep. Clay Fuller requested congressional observers to monitor the process, while Jones called for DOJ involvement, citing the need for federal oversight of Georgia's election operations.
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BREAKING: Judge Rules on Secret 'Election Bunker'
Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville has signed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that grants bipartisan members of the Georgia State Election Board and poll watchers full access to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s secretive “election bunker,” the underground Emergency Operations Center. This facility aggregates and prepares statewide vote totals from all 159 counties for public release. The Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) is issu…
Judge Orders Georgia to Open Election Hub to Observers
In an emergency ruling on May 19—as Georgia’s primary election day was already underway—a state court judge ruled that officials must allow observers to scrutinize election-related processes. The decision came a day after state Sen. Greg Dolezal, who is running for lieutenant governor, joined with two fellow Republican candidates in filing a lawsuit seeking the order. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville ordered Secretary of State B…
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Judge Orders Georgia to Allow Bipartisan Monitoring Inside State Election ‘Bunker’
Fulton County judge grants temporary restraining order requiring Georgia election officials to permit poll watchers inside the state’s central election operations center during vote reporting ... The post Judge Orders Georgia to Allow Bipartisan Monitoring Inside State Election ‘Bunker’ first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Judge blocks battleground state from restricting poll watchers during election: report
A judge in Georgia has forced state officials in the battleground state to allow poll watchers on Tuesday as voters in the Peach State cast their ballots in the midterm primary elections, according to reports."A Fulton County judge just issued a temporary restraining order forcing Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office to allow poll watchers and State Election Board observers to monitor the tabulation and reporting of today’s election re…
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