Georgia GOP lawsuit against Glynn County Board of Elections thrown out

U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood threw out a lawsuit Friday brought against the Glynn County Board of Elections by the Georgia Republican Party, National Republican Senatorial Committee and the campaigns of incumbent U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.

Filed Thursday, the lawsuit also named Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, members of the state election board and members of the Chatham County Board of Elections as defendants and three Georgia voters as plaintiffs.

“This case seeks to vindicate the constitutional and statutory rights of Georgia electors, candidates, and political parties who face imminent harm from defendants’ tabulation and certification of double votes that are unlawful under the Voting Rights Act,” the initial legal complaint states.

In the court hearing, George Meros, an attorney for the plaintiffs, claimed there was a potential for local election offices to count “double votes,” but he was not referring to two votes for the same candidate.

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