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Boland v. Raffensperger
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Boland v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343018 (Ga. Ct., Fulton Cty.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiff, a Georgia voter, alleges that people who did not reside in Georgia voted in the election and that there was a low ballot rejection rate based on signature mismatch. Plaintiff alleges both issues arise from the Secretary of State's failure to follow the Election Code. As remedy, plaintiff seeks the decertification of election results. | |
| Filed | 11/30/2020 | |
| State | Georgia | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed () | |
| Last Updated | 12/15/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards, Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | |
| Complaint(s) | 11/30/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 12/08/2020: Order/Ruling, The court dismissed the suit. It held that: under state law, the named defendants were improper parties; the suit is barred by laches; plaintiff is not a candidate and so lacks standing; and, even if the court were to reach the merits, presidential electors are not among those officers covered by Georgia's election contest statute. | |
Boland v. Raffensperger, No. S21M0565 (Ga. Sup. Ct.) |
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| Case Summary | Appellants argue that the superior court judge lacked the authority to rule in an election contest and appeal her order. | |
| Filed | 12/14/2020 | |
| State | Georgia | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed () | |
| Last Updated | 12/15/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Authority To Act (Other) | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 12/14/2020: Appellant Brief | |
| 12/14/2020: Order/Ruling, In a brief order, the Georgia Supreme Court denied relief. | ||
