Two rulings restore calm to Georgia elections rules – for now

Two Georgia judges beat back Republican efforts to cast doubt on November's election, but the legal fight isn't over

Two court rulings in Georgia over the last week have beaten back efforts by Republican activists to empower political challenges to November's election results, though the expected legal fight over the election is far from concluded.

Robert McBurney, a Fulton county superior court judge, ruled on Tuesday that elections officials had a legal obligation to certify an election, leaving disputes over results and allegations of misconduct to investigation by local district attorneys offices. The ruling rejected the assertion of Trump-aligned attorneys working with Julie Adams, a Republican appointee to the Fulton election board, that election board members could exercise their discretion in certification.