A state judge in Georgia has ruled that county election officials cannot delay or decline to certify election results, emphasizing their mandatory obligation to certify the results. The ruling by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney comes as a blow to conservative efforts to expand their powers in the critical battleground state.
According to Judge McBurney's 11-page ruling, election superintendents in Georgia are required to certify election results without exception. He stated, 'No election superintendent or member of a board of elections and registration may refuse to certify or abstain from certifying election results under any circumstance.'
