Democrats are suing Georgia's governor to force an ethics investigation of the State Election Board [View all]

Georgia Democrats went to court Wednesday to try to force Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to seek the removal of three members of the State Election Board, which has recently changed several election rules.

The lawsuit asks a Fulton County judge to order Kemp to conduct a hearing on whether three Republican members of the board violated ethics laws.

Kemp said he lacked the authority to start an ethics investigation earlier this month based on advice from Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, who said citizens’ complaints are insufficient to trigger a hearing process.

“Our State Election Board has been hijacked by extreme partisan operatives,” said state Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes, a Democrat from Duluth who filed the suit. “They are determined to make sure our state helps get Donald Trump elected no matter what Georgia voters say, and, sadly, it appears that our governor has abdicated his responsibility to fix this.”




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