Trump efforts in Georgia

Trump praised the Georgia State Election Board, a government body overseeing its election rules.

Trump thanked three of the Georgia State Election Board's members specifically for their efforts to change Georgia's certification rules. This is odd. Trump doesn't usually concern himself with details this in-the-weeds.

The Georgia State Election Board members Trump thanked & singled out were recently appointed: Janice Johnston Rick Jeffares Janelle King Trump called them "pitbulls fighting for honesty, transparency, and victory."  

So, what exactly are they fighting for?

First, more context on the Election Board: It's now a Trump-aligned government body. One new member is a former Republican Party operative. Their meetings are chock full of false election conspiracy theories, many are based on Trump’s 2020 election lies.

The Trump-aligned GA election board members are working to change the state's election rules with less than 100 days until the election.

Hey, remember when Republicans were screaming about changes to voting rules due to the Covid pandemic?

They recently held a meeting, unlawfully noticed and carried out, where they advanced changes to Georgia's election certification process.

More on the Georgia State Election Board's unlawful meeting and actions here:

After a lawsuit, the election board is holding another vote on some of the proposed election rule changes, on Tuesday, August 6. The new rules they're trying to pass can be used to sow doubt in the results and delay certification of the 2024 election.

The Georgia Republican Party & Republican National Committee emailed the GA Election Board members the text of these proposed election rule changes with talking points to use in meetings.

One proposed rule change would give authority to local election officials to slow down or refuse to certify the 2024 election results. With election deniers holding local election positions in Georgia, this should alarm us all.

These proposed election rules changes effectively make the certification of election results discretionary. But, Georgia law states that local election board officials **shall** perform their duties. Their duties are mandatory, not discretionary.

Another of the proposed election rules changes would increase workload demands on overburdened election workers, which could overwhelm county elections offices and ultimately slow down or stop the certification of the 2024 election results.

Let’s not forget, in 2020, a Coffee County, GA elections official delayed certification of President Joe Biden’s victory, refusing to validate recount results and using MAGA-backed election conspiracies as the reason.

In the wake of Fulton County’s 2024 primary, Fulton County Election Board member Julie Adams filed a lawsuit to enable local elections officials to refuse certification.

Adams is connected to the Election Integrity Network, founded by Trump ally Cleta Mitchell, who joined Trump’s infamous ‘find me votes’ call to Secretary Raffensperger.

If these election rule changes are approved and MAGA-aligned officials obstruct the certification of the 2024 election results, our votes are crucial. Our collective participation is crucial to stopping Trump's election sabotage scheme. If we turnout and make our voices heard at the ballot box, we can protect American democracy. But we have to show up.

Check your voter registrations status. Encourage friends, family, and your community to register + vote. Volunteer if you can.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.