On August 17, the Georgia Secretary of State filed this brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Rose v Raffensperger, 22A136. The state is defending at-large elections for that office. The case had been filed by proponents of district elections. The U.S. District Court had issued a ruling against at-large elections, but the 11th circuit had then voted 2-1 to allow at-large elections for this year.