Georgia lawmakers pitch statewide grand jury to investigate election violations
Georgia voters would decide in November if the resolution becomes part of the state constitution.
By Kim Jarrett | The Center Square
Published: February 27, 2026 10:50pm
(The Center Square) -
Three Georgia Senators are proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow a statewide grand jury to investigate election violations.
Senate Resolution 875 says the grand juries could investigate election violations from anywhere in the state. The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia would appoint a Superior Court judge to oversee the grand jury. The attorney general would appoint a legal adviser, according to the bill.
Georgia voters would decide in November if the resolution becomes part of the state constitution.
"We have had this, I guess just a series of issues involving voting, different accusations, different prosecutions of different folks, even the apparently the federal government is involved at this point in some of these," said Sen. Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, during a Friday meeting of the Senate Special Committee on Investigations and a sponsor of the resolution. "It seems to me that an issue like that that has statewide impact might be best handled by the Attorney General's Office, who's elected by the entire state, rather than leaving that with various district attorneys."
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