RNC sues Georgia counties for accepting ballots on weekends and not allowing GOP poll watchers

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley announced Saturday that the organization’s election integrity division has filed a lawsuit against counties in Georgia.

“Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties made a last-minute decision to accept ballots over the weekend – which is against the law,” Whatley wrote on the social media platform,.

“They have also failed to allow our poll workers in to monitor the process,” he added. “The Secretary of State has issued directives to allow Republican poll watchers in, but local officials REFUSE. Our election integrity operation has filed a lawsuit.”

Whatley said Democratic officials are playing “fast and loose” with election law.

“Georgia voters demand that the state and the courts ensure that these reckless counties conduct fair, transparent and secure elections,” Whatley said. “Anything less undermines public confidence.”

This isn’t the first time counties in the Peach State have been sued over elections this year.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Southern Poverty Law Center have sued a Georgia county over allegations that it failed to mail out approximately 3,000 ballots within a requested period.