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DeKalb elections board approves Democratic questions, rejects one Republican question for possible electioneering language
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Summary
The board approved four Democratic primary ballot questions as a slate, approved two Republican questions and rejected a third Republican question after legal counsel said its language likely violated state prohibitions on electioneering and local enabling legislation.
The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections voted to include the DeKalb County Democratic Party's four submitted primary ballot questions as a slate and to include two of three questions submitted by the county Republican Party while rejecting the Republican Party's third question due to legal concerns.
Legal counsel told the board that state law (as cited in the meeting) prohibits electioneering and campaigning within polling locations and that local enabling legislation creating the board includes a provision barring material distributed by the board from expressing opinion or requesting support on political matters. Counsel read the text of the Republican Party's third question into the record — language that referenced a resolution stating that Brad Raffensperger "does not have the faith and confidence of the Georgia Republican Party" — and said that the language likely violated both state electioneering prohibitions and the board's enabling statute.
On that basis a board member moved to approve Republican questions 1 and 2 and to reject Republican question 3; the motion was seconded and the board approved the motion unanimously.
Board action summary: The Democratic Party's four questions were accepted as a slate; Republican questions 1 and 2 were accepted; Republican question 3 was rejected and will not appear on county ballots as submitted. The board cited statutory prohibitions on electioneering and a local restriction on board‑distributed material expressing political opinion.
What happens next: The board's determinations will govern which party questions appear on the county's primary ballots; rejected language may be revised and resubmitted consistent with state and local law.
