The question of Georgia's new election law giving the Elections Board the power to replace a

[JohnSJ]

duly elected county elections board with a single person is still an open issue, and that was not answered with the SC decision with Arizona. I think that is perhaps the most critical issue

[Hoyt]

1. Agree, that's the main issue. I would offer the following about Georgia's law.

There is one part of the legislation that could really cause chit to fly -- the part about removing local election boards -- but even it is limited in GOPers' ability to steal an election. I am worried about that part, but this summary made me feel a bit better --

". . . . . . .In Chatham [essentially Savannah], the five-person elections board, four of whom are elected, acts as the superintendent. If, after a performance review, the majority of the State Elections Board votes that the county elections officials demonstrated "nonfeasance, malfeasance, or gross negligence," then they can appoint a replacement superintendent.

"But this provision has limits. It can only be done in four counties at a time. Plus, it would be impossible to put an appointee into place during or immediately following an election, since the preliminary hearing required beforehand must be at least 30 days after the request to investigate. [The certification deadline for Georgia counties is even shorter now: six days after the election, down from the previous 10-day deadline. It's 17 days after the election for the state certification.]"

https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2021/04/07/georgia-new-election-law-republicans-overturn-results-senate-bill-202/7092460002/


Chatham County went 58.6% for Biden.


I know it's not popular, but I think we'll survive Georgia's new legislation even if the Courts don't act. It's not that hard and I hope we don’t discourage voters by making it sound like their votes won't count. I think the Courts will not be as quick to approve the vague lection board laws as they were a state requiring people to vote at the correct precinct.

[JohnSJ]

2. you are right, that is another major issue with all this, how it might discourage voters from even

voting