ADVERTISEMENT Shall Judge Frances R. Johnson of the 4th Judicial District be retained in office? Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. Woman Arrested for Threatening Henry County Judge, Henry Herald: It is outrageous that Fulton County continues to be a target of those who cannot accept the results from last years election, Pitts said, according to the Journal-Constitution. As Mr. Favorito did a victory lap on pro-Trump news outlets, he won praise from top Georgia Republicans. State Farm Arena in Fulton County is the location poll watchers were told by election officials counting had stopped for the night, only for surveillance video to reveal it resumed in the overnight hours. He ruled that the constitutional claims against those three entities are barred by sovereign immunity and dismissed them. A judge in Georgia threw out large portions of a lawsuit challenging mail-in ballots during the 2020 presidential election, a defeat for Donald Trump and his allies pushing unfounded allegations of fraud. I consent to the use of following cookies: Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers. Read News5's analysis of the affordable housing issue. Shall Judge Chad C. Miller of the 4th Judicial District be retained in office? Its a shame to see that the Big Lie lives on and could cost the hardworking taxpayers of this county., Chair of the political action committee Greater Georgia and former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler also weighed in on Ameros Friday ruling saying, Voter confidence in our election system is the bedrock of our republic.. But the order from Judge Brian Amero of Henry County Superior Court was a victory for a watchdog group of plaintiffs that has said it is in search of instances of Judge Use the state's Find My Voter Registration system. While there is a dire need to investigate a number of other well-documented issues, we must also inspect Fulton Countys absentee ballots to reassure Georgians that their voices are heard and their votes are counted, she said. Questions or Issues:Ballot questions referred by the general assembly or any political subdivision are listed by letter, and ballot questions initiated by the people are listed numerically. Efforts to review 2020 ballots in Georgia and Arizona reflect the staying power of Donald Trumps falsehoods, and Democrats fear that the findings could be twisted by Republicans. As part of the suit, they are seeking to inspect some 147,000 absentee ballots to determine whether there are illegitimate ballots among them. We dont have any big money.. Though he was not directly involved in the Georgia lawsuit, Trump issued a statement Wednesday blasting the judges ruling. The others a 2 year-term (Vote for Five). Kelly Loeffler on Twitter The legal dispute is the latest front in nationwide attempts by supporters of former Republican President Donald Trump to back up claims that there were counterfeit ballots or ballot stuffing in his re-election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. SECTION 29-1-302? He wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. The ballots are kept under seal in the custody of the clerk of Fulton County Superior and Magistrate courts. Please wait a moment while we load this page. LexisNexis and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications.