Key Republican activists in Fulton and DeKalb Counties contacted by James Magazine Online say that Democrats and their media allies are worried about Georgia — specifically, they say, about their ability to cheat by injecting fake ballots into the final count through populous Fulton County. Even the liberal New York Times is openly worried about new rules by the GOP-majority State Election Board (SEB) that “hamper” a Democratic victory in November.
Earlier this month, and underreported by the Atlanta media, the SEB said that the 2020 general election results should not have been certified — and it turned over a case called SEB2023-025 (which highlighted systemic fraud with 17,852 votes counted with no ballot images and 20,713 tabulator “ghost” votes) to Attorney General Chris Carr with a recommendation to investigate in the next 30 days.
The various new rules and that controversial revelation spurred Democrats to angrily demand that Gov. Brian Kemp hold the SEB accountable. Kemp’s response, though, is that he’s “uncertain” about what powers he has regarding the SEB. He asked Carr ask for an opinion as to whether he could even remove the three members of the board who are pushing the new rules. This action puts Carr on the spot (especially since he wants to run for governor in a conservative-dominated GOP primary in 2026.)
As this is written, Carr hasn’t responded. In any event, though, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is bringing in high-powered lawyers and suing the SEB over a new rule it passed requiring election workers in all 159 counties to compare the total number of ballots cast with the total number of unique voter ID numbers in the system. In response to the lawsuit, GOP state Chairman Josh McKoon says the DNC is basically telling the world that Democrats can’t win in Georgia unless they are allowed to cheat. McKoon issued a statement yesterday declaring:
“We’ve said this many times, but we’ll say it again, among these rules are:
- Permitting the poll watchers from all parties to observe the processing of ballots;
- Requiring poll workers to reconcile the poll book and the number of votes cast and tallied at the precinct;
- Requiring counties to post the early voting reports they run daily on their website or in a prominent location in their courthouse;
- Permitting members of any Board of Election the opportunity to review information before the certification deadline;
- Require USPS tracking of mailed ballots;
“One principle unites all these commonsense rules — increasing transparency and confidence in elections.
“There is no coherent rationale to oppose these rules other than you do not want more eyes on our election and basic checks to ensure accuracy of the election tally.
“Georgia Republicans anticipate seeking the opportunity to formally intervene in this matter to defend these commonsense rules from the vicious onslaught by Democrats who preen about the importance of democracy so long as they can choose who you may vote for and stop any measures to increase transparency.
“We …appreciate the service of our State Election Board members who have been repeatedly smeared by Democrats and their willing accomplices in the media simply by trying to enact common sense rules that will increase public confidence in our election, regardless of the outcome.”
