Kemp Not Required to Act on Election Board Ethics Complaints, says Georgia Attorney General

The majority-Republican board is taking heat for approving new election rules.
Kemp Not Required to Act on Election Board Ethics Complaints, says Georgia Attorney General
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in Atlanta on May 24, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Samantha Flom
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Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s governor is not required to investigate members of the State Election Board amid ethics complaints over recent changes to election procedures.

Georgia law “does not mean that a citizen can simply submit information to the governor” and trigger a hearing, Attorney General Chris Carr wrote in a Sept. 6 opinion.
Samantha Flom
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