Overview
- Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order that lets bipartisan poll watchers and State Election Board members observe the secretary of state's final verification in the Election Night Reporting Room.
- The decision followed a Monday emergency lawsuit by State Sen. Greg Dolezal, congressional candidate Christopher Mora, and Cobb County Commissioner Keli Gambrill, who argued state law requires public oversight and noted Brad Raffensperger is a candidate in the primary.
- Raffensperger and his campaign said no ballots are counted in the state operations center and argued that oversight should focus on county election offices where tabulation actually happens.
- Republican leaders also pushed for outside oversight, with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones urging the Justice Department to monitor the process and Rep. Clay Fuller asking Congress to send official observers.
- The “bunker” is a secure Atlanta room where the secretary of state’s staff receive county totals, verify them for accuracy, and publish the statewide results to Georgia’s reporting system.