Conservative Institute
President Joe Biden narrowly won Georgia’s 16 Electoral College votes in 2020, and many experts believe that Vice President Kamala Harris must hang on to them if she is to win this fall.
It is unclear whether a recent legal decision has made that task easier or more difficult for the vice president to pull off.
Judge disqualifies four minor candidates
According to ABC News, an administrative law judge ruled on Monday that four independent and minor party candidates may not remain on the state’s ballot.
Specifically, Chief State Administrative Law Judge Michael Malihi said he would deprive voters of the chance to support independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Cornel West.
The judge agreed with the state Democratic Party’s contention that petitions for independent candidates must be filed in the name of the 16 presidential electors rather than the candidates themselves.
Secretary of state will have final say on whether candidates remain on ballot
“In Georgia, independent candidates do not themselves qualify for the office of president and vice president of the United States of America for the ballot,” Malihi wrote.
“Rather, individuals seeking the office of presidential elector qualify for the ballot to have their candidate for president or vice president placed on the ballot,” he went on to add.
Meanwhile, lawyers for the candidates maintained that Malihi was not interpreting the law correctly, as Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger had accepted their petitions…
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