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International Business Times
International Business Times
Politics
Mary Papenfuss

Gov. Kemp Seeks Legal Advice On Dumping Trump-Backed Georgia Board Of Election Members: Report

Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp has reportedly sought legal advice to determine if he has the authority to remove three controversial state Board of Election members who are backed by Donald Trump. (Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is seeking legal advice on whether he has the authority to remove three controversial members of the state Board of Election who are backed by Donald Trump and working to change election rules, according to a new report.

Democratic and some GOP state lawmakers, civil rights leaders and clergy members are pushing for the removal of the trio over their troubling changes in ballot-counting and election-certification rules that critics fear would disrupt the election on behalf of Trump if he again loses the state.

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