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State Chapters => State Politics/Government => Topic started by: corbe on September 10, 2020, 03:05:05 pm
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A Judge Nullifying Election Law 60 Days Out is Cheating
This ruling is a partisan play. It gives organizations like Abrams' a license to cheat by eliminating established procedures and replacing them with--nothing.
by Steve Berman
September 10th, 2020
Federal Judge Eleanor Ross nullified a longstanding Georgia law regarding absentee ballots. Let’s get right to it.
Georgia law O.C.G.A. 21-2-386 lays out the rules for validation of absentee ballots received by mail, and the cancellation of rejected ballots. It has been established law for at least a decade. Subsection (F) indicates how ballots received by mail are tested for validity.
(F) All absentee ballots returned to the board or absentee ballot clerk after the closing of the polls on the day of the primary or election shall be safely kept unopened by the board or absentee ballot clerk and then transferred to the appropriate clerk for storage for the period of time required for the preservation of ballots used at the primary or election and shall then, without being opened, be destroyed in like manner as the used ballots of the primary or election. The board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk shall promptly notify the elector by first-class mail that the elector’s ballot was returned too late to be counted and that the elector will not receive credit for voting in the primary or election. All such late absentee ballots shall be delivered to the appropriate clerk and stored as provided in Code Section 21-2-390.
Nowhere in the Code Section is checking a postmark mentioned. Georgia Secretary of State administrative rules for the State Election Board, which governs how counties conduct elections, Subject 183-1-14 on Absentee Voting does not mention checking postmarks.
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https://theresurgent.com/2020/09/10/a-judge-nullifying-election-law-60-days-out-is-cheating/ (https://theresurgent.com/2020/09/10/a-judge-nullifying-election-law-60-days-out-is-cheating/)
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AA O'Bastard Judge. Color me surprised.
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From A Judge of Leadership Federal Judge Eleanor Ross
https://www.21stcenturyleaders.org/a-judge-of-leadership/ (https://www.21stcenturyleaders.org/a-judge-of-leadership/)
As she was being confirmed by the Senate, there was a small amount of controversy surrounding her nomination. It was not clear whether she was a Republican or a Democrat. The White House offered to put out a statement on her behalf stating that she was a Democrat but she respectfully declined because she believes her political views will have no effect on how she rules from the bench.
All I see is another political hack for the Democrats.
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Georgia should tell this judge to pound sand. The law is on their side.