The Trump campaign’s legal challenge of Georgia’s presidential election results will get real quickly as court proceedings begin later this week.
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit, which was filed on December 4, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleges that the state’s election officials violated several constitutional and state provisions when they conducted the election. The lawsuit claims that the Georgia Secretary of State and other election officials allowed unauthorized persons to possess and cast ballots and that ballots were cast in the names of dead persons or county residents who had moved away.
The lawsuit further alleges that election officials allowed the use of machines to count ballots without proper tracking and fail-safes to prevent fraud. It also claims that state officials failed to follow proper procedures for post-election auditing.
The lawsuit is being heard by a federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Steven D. Grimberg. The hearing is expected to focus on witnesses and evidence that could potentially be used to challenge the validity of the election’s results.
The Trump campaign is seeking an injunction to decertify the election’s results and bar the certification of Georgia’s electors from the Electoral College, which is due to take place on December 14. If successful, the lawsuit could potentially become a precedent for other states to follow.
The hearing could turn into a lengthy process as the Trump campaign is likely to be represented by several top lawyers. It is also expected that the Trump campaign will call witnesses to testify in court.
This legal battle could have serious implications for the electoral process and could potentially change the dynamics of the 2020 election. However, the outcome of the lawsuit may not be known for some time, as it is likely to be a protracted legal battle. This could potentially lead to further legal challenges in other states, or even in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Whatever the outcome of the case, it is certain that its effects will be felt far and wide. It is likely that the court proceedings and the outcome of the Georgia lawsuit will be closely watched as it could potentially set a precedent for future state elections.
