Atlanta – Another major court victory has reaffirmed Georgia’s right to protect fair and secure elections. A federal district court has upheld key provisions of Georgia’s Election Integrity Act (SB 202), rejecting yet another challenge from liberal activist groups.
In VoteAmerica v. Raffensperger, District Court Judge JP Boule ruled that the law’s commonsense safeguards – such as stopping outside groups from pre-filling voter information or flooding voters with duplicate absentee ballot applications – serve “compelling governmental interests.” These measures, the court found, reduce confusion, strengthen confidence, and make elections more efficient.
“This ruling proves what we’ve said all along- Georgia has the best elections in America,” said Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. “SB 202 is about common sense: protecting voters from confusion, making sure every vote counts once, and keeping our elections free, fair, and secure. The fact that the law keeps winning in court shows that Georgia is leading the way for election integrity.”
This latest win follows the U.S. Department of Justice abandoning its lawsuit against SB 202 earlier this year, another sign that opponents’ claims simply don’t hold up.
With Georgia once again standing firm in defense of fair elections, Raffensperger is proving that protecting voter confidence is not just good policy- it’s the law of the land.
Georgia is recognized as a national leader in elections. It was the first state in the country to implement the trifecta of automatic voter registration, at least 17 days of early voting (which has been called the “gold standard”), and no-excuse absentee voting. Georgia continues to set records for voter turnout and election participation, seeing the largest increase in average turnout of any other state in the 2018 midterm election and record turnout in 2020, and 2022. 2022 achieved the largest single day of in-person early voting turnout in Georgia midterm history utilizing Georgia’s secure, paper ballot voting system. Most recently, Georgia ranked #2 for Election Integrity by the Heritage Foundation, a top ranking for Voter Accessibility by the Center for Election Innovation & Research and tied for number one in Election Administration by the Bipartisan Policy Center.