Federal Judge Rejects Trump Attorney’s Bid to Delay Georgia Certification of Votes

Federal Judge Rejects Trump Attorney’s Bid to Delay Georgia Certification of Votes
Fulton County election workers examine ballots while vote counting, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 5, 2020. Tami Chappell /AFP via Getty Images
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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an effort brought by a Trump attorney seeking for a delay in certification of vote totals in Georgia, and for a declaration that any recount must be done according to the state’s election code.

Lin Wood, an attorney with Trump’s reelection campaign and a voter in Fulton County, filed a motion (pdf) to delay the certification of votes in Georgia.
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