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.
The determination followed Gov. Brian Kemp’s request that Carr provide an official opinion on whether he had the authority to act on the ethics complaints Democratic officials had filed against three State Election Board members: Rick Jeffares, Janice Johnston, and Janelle King. The board has five members….