The Superior Court ruled Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was justified in letting Greene stay on the ballot.
on the ballot, after voters challenged Greene’s candidacy under a provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that bars Americans from serving in Congress if they’ve “engaged” in an insurrection.in Greene’s favor and recommended the secretary of state let her stay on the ballot, and Raffensperger agreed, upholding Greene’s candidacy.
Raffensperger disagreed, arguing in a court filing the secretary had followed proper procedures and did take Greene’s earlier comments into account, and said the voters hadn’t adequately shown how their rights had been prejudiced through his decision, which is required for their challenge to succeed.
In Monday’s ruling, Brasher sided with the administrative law judge, arguing he used an appropriate definition of “engaging” in an insurrection and was correct to reject the voters’ push for a more extensive discovery process.In a statement, Free Speech For People—the group that brought the challenge to Greene’s candidacy—said Brasher’s opinion contained “minimal legal analysis, largely simply stating that the administrative law judge’s legal decisions were within his discretion.
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