Kate Brumback

October 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox ordered the State Election Board to immediately remove seven new election rules and to inform all state and local election officials that they are void and not to be followed.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

6 minute read

October 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Tuesday and Monday's rulings are victories for Democrats, liberal voting rights groups and some legal experts who have raised concerns that former President Donald Trump's allies could refuse to certify the results if the former president loses to Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in next month's presidential election.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

6 minute read

October 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Supporters of the rules say they are necessary to ensure the accuracy of the vote totals before county election officials sign off on them; critics worry that supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump could use the rules to delay or deny certification if the former president loses.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

October 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

A spokesperson for the Georgia attorney general said he would immediately appeal to the state supreme court, which earlier reversed a separate ruling by McBurney that had struck down the law on different grounds and could put Monday's ruling on hold.

By Kate Brumback and Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

6 minute read

September 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The Republican majority on the State Election Board—made up of three members praised by name by former President Donald Trump at a recent rally—voted to approve the rules last month. Democrats filed a legal challenge and argue the rules could be used "to upend the statutorily required process for certifying election results in Georgia." A bench trial is set to begin Tuesday before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The State Election Board has been besieged by critics in recent months as it considers new rules, many of them proposed by Trump allies that opponents say could erode public confidence in the election results.

By Jeff Amy and Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Before the Chrisleys became reality television stars, they and a former business partner submitted false documents to banks in the Atlanta area to obtain fraudulent loans, prosecutors said during their trial.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 14, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Jones was one of 16 state Republicans who met at the Georgia Capitol in December 2020 to sign a certificate stating that Trump had won Georgia and declaring themselves the state's "duly elected and qualified" electors even though Democrat Joe Biden had been declared the state's winner.

By Kate Brumback and Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The Republican-led committee was formed to look into allegations of "misconduct" against the elected Democrat, with regard to her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election loss in Georgia.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

August 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Republican allies of former President Donald Trump argue the rules just reinforce a county election board's existing duty to thoroughly examine election results, noting each board member must swear an oath to compile "true and perfect" results.

By Jeff Amy and Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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