WSB: Secretary of State say State Election Board has overstepped is authority over new rules

Justin Gray of WSB reports on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s statement that recent election administration changes by the Georgia Elections Board have overstepped their legal authority.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says the State Election Board has overstepped its legal authority.

“What they did is they went past state law, and you cannot supersede state law,” Raffensperger told Channel 2 investigative reporter Justin Gray.

On Friday, the Election Board voted to require hand counting of ballots at every voting precinct in the state.

The first legal challenge to Friday’s decision is already being filed.

The plaintiff in one of two lawsuits already underway against the Election Board told Gray he is amending that legal complaint to include Friday’s votes.

“Unelected people should not be making the law. And it’s very clear the state election board has violated the principle of separation of powers by engaging in rulemaking that has the effect of law,” former GOP state Rep. Scot Turner said.