How Republicans Could Block a Democratic Victory in Georgia (opens a new window)
Jessica Marsden, counsel to the free and fair elections program at Protect Democracy, called a contingent election scenario “extremely unlikely.” She said that while she was alarmed by election deniers taking over state and county election boards in Georgia, she remained confident that top state officials, such as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who resisted Trump’s demand to “find 11,780 votes” to reverse Biden’s victory in 2020, along with state courts, would once again uphold the integrity of the election.
“We’ve looked hard at Georgia law and we think it’s well-established that certification is a ministerial duty,” Marsden explained.