SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed an amicus brief in an election lawsuit in Georgia over election rules.
The brief, which has seen a long-fought battle in the state, urged a Georgia court to block new rules that required hand-counting of ballots and allowed local boards power to conduct “reasonable inquiry” into election results. The committee argues that the two rules violate rule-making processesand exceed the power of the state election board that implemented them.
Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin speaks after winning the vote at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
This marks the committee's first legal action under new chair Ken Martin, who was elected on Feb. 1.
“To the great annoyance of MAGA Republicans in Georgia, the DNC is making it clear: there are no off days when it comes to protecting democracy,” said Martin. “Politicians don’t decide our elections, voters do.”
Trump allies on the board voted to approve a series of controversial rules weeks before the 2024 election. A judge temporarily halted the rules before they could be fully implemented, pending further litigation. Republicans statewide and nationally later appealedthe ruling.