A lawsuit arguing that county election board members in Georgia have the discretion to refuse to certify election results has been dismissed on a technicality, but the judge noted it could be refiled.
Fulton County election board member Julie Adams filed a lawsuit in May asking a judge to declare that the county election board members’ duties “are discretionary, not ministerial, in nature.” At issue is a Georgia law that says the county officials “shall” certify results after engaging in a process to make sure they are accurate.
Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney on Monday dismissed Adams’ lawsuit, saying that she had failed to name the correct party as a defendant. The Associated Press has reached out to Adams’ lawyers seeking comment on the ruling and asking if they intend to file a new complaint.
I know, which is why I called it out as bad faith. (I did add that after an edit, which maybe you have not seen yet because it hasn’t federated, that’s on me.)
I see you point out the bad faith part, but not an explanation for why it was in bad faith for those not familiar with the terminology. Just adding the context.
Thanks, you’re doing good works by adding context. Hats off.