A lawsuit arguing that county election board members in Georgia have the discretion to refuse to certify election results has been dismissed on a technicality, but the judge noted it could be refiled.

Fulton County election board member Julie Adams filed a lawsuit in May asking a judge to declare that the county election board members’ duties “are discretionary, not ministerial, in nature.” At issue is a Georgia law that says the county officials “shall” certify results after engaging in a process to make sure they are accurate.

Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney on Monday dismissed Adams’ lawsuit, saying that she had failed to name the correct party as a defendant. The Associated Press has reached out to Adams’ lawyers seeking comment on the ruling and asking if they intend to file a new complaint.

  • Snot Flickerman
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    8 days ago

    I know, which is why I called it out as bad faith. (I did add that after an edit, which maybe you have not seen yet because it hasn’t federated, that’s on me.)

    • snooggums
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      I see you point out the bad faith part, but not an explanation for why it was in bad faith for those not familiar with the terminology. Just adding the context.