GEORGIA VOTING LAWSUIT

Raffensperger will try to show DOJ, plaintiffs were collaborators.

A judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over communica- tions with organizations suing Georgia over the state’s voting laws, deciding in favor of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as he tries to show that the federal government collaborated with his opponents.

U.S. District Judge Trevor Mcfadden ruled Monday that the Justice Department must disclose documents it has withheld during an ongo- ing lawsuit that alleges racial discrimination in Georgia’s voting laws passed after the 2020 general election.

Raffensperger, a Repub- lican, said he wants to find evidence of political coor- dination between Demo- cratic President Joe Biden’s Justice Department and 62 plaintiffs that have filed lawsuits against the voting law, known as Senate Bill 202.

“Considering how bla- tantly political the Biden lawsuit against Georgia’s com- monsense election law was from the beginning, it’s no surprise they would stone- wall our request for basic transparency,” Raffensperger said Wednesday. “I’m grat- ified that the court agreed that there should be no secrecy between the Biden Justice Department and lib- eral activists.”

Multiple lawsuits oppose the voting law, which limited ballot drop boxes, reduced early voting time before runoffs, eliminated paperless online absentee ballot applications and banned handing out food or drinks to voters waiting in line.

The Justice Department’s lawsuit alleges the law illegally targeted Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits racial discrimination in elections.

In response to the lawsuit, Raffensperger filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the Justice Department’s communications with other plaintiffs, including Democrat Stacey Abrams, Fair Fight Action, the Black Voters Matter Trust Fund and the 6th District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The department refused to disclose documents that it claimed were protected among litigants with similar interests. Raffensperger then sued.

Mcfadden, a nominee of Republican President Donald Trump, rejected the department’s claim.

The Justice Department hasn’ t yet produced documents following Mcfadden’s order, pending a potential appeal.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sued the Justice Department to get their communications with organizations suing Georgia over voting laws.