On June 10, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the State Election Board exceeded its authority in 2024 when it created certain rules.  Republican National Committee v Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc., S25A0362.  The rules included one mandating that a hand count of all ballots be made after an election; that someone delivering an absentee ballot in person must show photo ID and provide a signatures; and that county election boards need not certify the results if they have a “reasonable inquiry” to make about the process.  Here is the decision.

In the lower court, the case had been called Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. v State of Georgia.  The lower court had also struck down the rules.  When that happened, the state did not appeal, so the intervenor Republican Party appealed.