In an emergency ruling on May 19—as Georgia’s primary election day was already underway—a state court judge ruled that officials must allow observers to scrutinize election-related processes.
The decision came a day after state Sen. Greg Dolezal, who is running for lieutenant governor, joined with two fellow Republican candidates in filing a lawsuit seeking the order.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville ordered Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to immediately instruct “all staff, contractors, and county election officials under his supervision” to comply with the order, adding that outsiders must be allowed to “meaningfully observe all activities without interfering with the orderly conduct of election operations.”…