Comment on Republicans say they’re appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules

By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia’s State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.” The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party are appealing a ruling from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox, who ruled Wednesday that the State Election Board did not have the authority to pass the rules and ordered it to immediately inform all state and local election officials that the rules are void and not to be followed. The rules that Cox invalidated include three that had gotten a lot of attention — one that requires that the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls and two that had to do with the certification of election results. Related Articles National Politics | TikTok let through disinformation in political ads despite its own ban, Global Witness finds National Politics | Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights National Politics | Overwhelmed by election incivility?