Judge Throws Out GOP Lawsuit to Close GA Ballot Drop Boxes After Business Hours

A Judge in Fulton County, GA, Dismissed a GOP Lawsuit that sought to Block Voters from using Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes after Normal Business Hours.

Te Lawsuit, brought by Georgia's Republican Party and the Republican National Committee (RNC), sought to Prevent Ballots from being Received after Business Hours, typically No later than 5 p.m.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge, Kimberly Esmond Adams, ruled that she did Not have Jurisdiction in the Case due to Sovereign Immunity Laws.

Sovereign Immunity was derived from British Common Law Doctrine based on the idea that the King could do No Wrong. In the United States, Sovereign Immunity typically applies to the Federal or State Government, but Not to Municipalities. Federal and State Governments, however, have the Ability to Waive their Sovereign Immunity.

"The eyes of the nation are on Georgia, closely watching this process," an Attorney for the State GOP said. "This case is absolutely not about the expansion or dilution of voter rights. ... This case and this motion is about ensuring that individual counties, 159 within the state of Georgia, do not themselves alter the election rules."










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