An Obama-appointed judge ruled that Georgia’s voting machines could have compromised election integrity.
The case, filed by Georgia voters alongside the election security organization Coalition for Good Governance, alleged that security issues present in voting machines violate voters’ constitutional rights.
The case aims to have Georgia use pen-and-paper ballots rather than the touchscreen machines.
In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District of Georgia highlighted that the “evidence does not suggest that the Plaintiffs are conspiracy theorists of any variety.”
“Indeed, some of the nation’s leading cybersecurity experts and computer scientists have provided testimony and affidavits on behalf of Plaintiffs’ case in the long course of this litigation,” she wrote.
“The Court cannot wave a magic wand in this case to address the varied challenges to our democracy and election system in recent years, including those presented in this case,” the ruling added. “But reasonable, timely discussion and compromise in this case, coupled with prompt, informed legislative action, might certainly make a difference that benefits the parties and the public.”
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell celebrated the ruling, tweeting, “Indeed, some of the nation’s leading cybersecurity experts and computer scientists have provided testimony and affidavits on behalf of Plaintiffs’ case in the long course of this litigation.”
Historical ruling by Judge! Anyone questioning elections or election machines are not conspiracy theorist!https://t.co/Q58TGWgEwW
— Mike Lindell (@realMikeLindell) November 16, 2023
David Cross, an attorney for several Georgia voters who are plaintiffs, told The Atlanta Journal-Consitution, “The facts marshaled by the court highlight a long story of incompetence, conflicting claims, and misinformation from the secretary about the Coffee County breach and its disturbing implications for easy access to virtually every component of the voting system.”
