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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley announced that poll watchers will now be allowed inside Georgia counting centers after previously being told otherwise. Republicans are currently launching multiple legal challenges after a number of Georgia counties announced that they would continue to accept early ballots after the November 1 deadline.
After election officials in a number of blue strongholds, including Fulton County, announced that polling locations would remain open throughout the weekend, Georgia Republicans accused them of “illegally” accepting ballots in violation of Georgia election law.
“It has come to our attention that Fulton County election officials are planning to open four election offices this weekend ‘to accommodate voters seeking to hand-return their absentee ballots.’ This is a blatant violation of Georgia law, subsection (d) of Code Section 21-2-385, O.C.G.A. § 21-2-382 which states ‘all drop boxes shall be closed when the advance voting period ends,’” Georgia Republicans announced in a press release Friday.
“This must be stopped immediately and those willfully breaking Georgia law should be held accountable. To make matters worse, the four election office locations are situated in areas of the county that will clearly favor Democrat candidates,” the release continued. “We are calling on state officials to take immediate action to stop this and maintain confidence in Georgia’s election integrity. Fulton County’s patently illegal acts give us no choice but to immediately file suit.”
On Saturday morning, Fulton County Registration Manager Kathryn Glenn told county officials that poll watchers will not be allowed to supervise the arrival of new mail-in ballots. “FYI – There are NO WATCHERS approved for ballot drop off! Do not let them in the building,” reads the email, which was sent to Fulton County election officials. “If they want to observe from the parking lot, you can’t stop that but they are not allowed to sit in the building. Have your security detail enforce it!!”
Republicans at the state and national level soon filed challenges and urged Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Republican Governor Brian Kemp to take action. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley accused Democrat officials in blue strongholds of “playing fast and loose” with Georgia election laws and announced that the RNC will be filing a lawsuit…
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