In her appeal, the GOP election official expressed umbrage at the idea alleged fraud might simply be reported to authorities or become the subject of lawsuits. The post ‘Improper and insufficient’: Georgia Republican appeals court order that forces her to certify election results in Fulton County first appeared on Law & Crime.

The decision leaves in place an earlier ruling from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr., who struck down the new rules last week.

The Georgia Supreme Court rejected a last-minute push by the Republican Party to reinstate a set of new election rules that included, among other things, a requirement that ballots be hand-counted in the upcoming US presidential contest.

Georgia's Supreme Court has rejected a Republican-led effort to reinstate seven new election rules, approved by the State Election Board, before Election Day as early voting is underway in the battleground state.