Georgia Election Officials Barred From Delaying 2024 Results (1)

County election officials across Georgia cannot refuse to certify the results of the 2024 presidential contest, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

Judge Robert McBurney rebuffed a case brought by Julie Adams, a Republican member of the Fulton County Board of Elections who sought a court order declaring that she has discretion to decide what to do after the polls close. Adams had abstained from certifying a primary contest earlier this year.

Adams’ case is one of multiple lawsuits in the battleground state challenging how the November match-up between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will play out. Adams’ lawsuit is widely ...