In a ruling Friday, a Fulton County judge argued that Georgia's voting machines were defective and that the security risks were “purely hypothetical” and that Georgia's has ruled that voting machines are safe.
The DeKalb County Republican Party claims that Dominion's voting machines are defective and demands that it review photo records of ballots within 24 hours of the election. However, Judge Scott McAfee dismissed their claim, saying it did not prove mechanical infringement.
“This allegation does not have much credibility,” Elizabeth Young, an attorney with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office, said in court.
Nevertheless, Republican attorney Harry McDougald used oral testimony from witnesses to paint a picture of a system that allows fraudulent voting activity. However, no one could point out specific vulnerabilities.
“They challenge elections on the basis of further exposing serious weaknesses in the system and demonstrating that the results can be manipulated,” said Marilyn Marks, executive director of the nonprofit Coalition for Good Governance. I'm concerned that they're just trying to lay the groundwork for something like that.” voting rights groups.
Georgia first acquired Dominion Voting Systems in 2019 and introduced its use in 2020. Since then, claims have arisen about its illegality, which Dominion's lawyers have categorically denied. court.
So far, state officials are confident in voting machines. voters It is expected to be used in the 2024 election.
