In just seven days a federal court trial in the long-running Curling v Raffensperger case is scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs seek to safeguard Georgia elections by ending the state’s required use of touchscreen ballot marking devices that they deem unreliable. One of the plaintiffs flatly declares: “We are prepped and armed to persuade the court to end the required use of touchscreen voting machines for the 2024 elections.”
There are no cameras or recordings allowed in federal Judge Amy Totenberg’s courtroom. So James Magazine Online will keep our subscribers updated on developments and testimony during this important trial.
Interestingly, despite Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s continued public defense of touchscreen voting machines, he is defying the judge who recently ordered him to testify. With the surprise support of the State Election Board, Raffensperger appealed that decision to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is costing tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds in attorney legal fees.
Last Friday, the plaintiffs filed their response. They argued that Raffensperger’s testimony is essential, given his inconsistent and often conflicting public statements about the state’s handling of the Coffee County breaches, and the overall security dangers with his hand-picked electronic touchscreen voting system.
You can log on to a very informative and powerful brief drafted primarily by the Curling attorneys. It pointedly notes that Raffensperger himself wrote in his 2021 book (ironically titled Integrity Counts) that sworn testimony is essential to establishing the truth: He wrote:
“ [T]he ultimate fact-check in the United States [], occurs in courts of law, where witnesses swear to tell the truth or risk imprisonment and where lawyers must also tell the truth or risk disbarment. If you want to know the truth, watch what happens in court.”
Federal judge gives Georgia election challenger a win
The conservative True the Vote (TTV) organization yesterday declared a big win in their legal battle against the Stacy Abrams’ Fair Fight group, legal teams led by Democrat Marc Elias and the Biden Justice Department. Federal Judge Steven Jones (appointed by President Barack Obama) yesterday ruled that citizens have the right to lawfully petition their government in support of election integrity without fear of persecution or prosecution.
TTV was defending its actions its actions during December 2020 when the group assisted Georgia citizens in filing elector challenges based on data showing over 364,000 voters appeared to be ineligible to vote due to change in residency.
True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht said: “Today’s ruling sends a clear message to those who would attempt to control the course of our nation through lawfare and intimidation. American citizens will not be silenced.”
True the Vote lead attorney Jake Evans of Atlanta also declared: “After almost three years of litigation and a two-week federal trial with plaintiff calling 12 witnesses, Judge Steven Jones awarded a complete defense verdict for all defendants. This decision is monumental. It vindicates True the Vote in totality and establishes that eligibility challenges under Section 230 are a proper method to ensure voter rolls are accurate. I am grateful to help achieve this great victory.”
