Washington, D.C.- U.S. Representative Earl. L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) joined nearly 60 of his House colleagues in calling on the Department of Justice to drop its lawsuit targeted the State of Georgia’s election law.
In an amicus brief filed jointly with the American Center for Law and Justice, the Representatives argue the case is “without merit” because the elections clause of the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures “broad authority” to regulate elections.
“This lawsuit is merely used as a politically-motivated power grab,” Carter said. “The Election Integrity Act makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat. If the Biden Administration really cared about voting access, it would sue states like Delaware, New York, and Massachusetts all of which have more restrictive voting rules than Georgia. Instead, these power-hungry bureaucrats are intent on federalizing elections which is an enemy to our democracy.”
In its lawsuit, the Biden Administration argues Georgia’s elections law is a violation of the Voting Rights Act. (VRA). The brief backed by Carter argues that, because the law was opposed by one political party and supported by another, it does not violate the VRA.
Those joining Carter in filing the brief include Reps. Rick Allen, Andrew S. Clyde, Drew Ferguson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jody Hice, Barry Loudermilk, Austin Scott, Robert B. Aderholt, Jodey C. Arrington, Brian Babin, Jim Banks, Andy Barr, Andy Biggs, Dan Bishop, Lauren Boebert, Ted Budd, Ken Calvert, Madison Cawthorn, Rodney Davis, Jeff Duncan, Neal Dunn, Ron Estes, Virginia Foxx, Bob Gibbs, Louie Gohmert, Bob Good, Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S., Glenn Grothman, Diana Harshbarger, Vicky Hartzler, Richard Hudson, Ronny L. Jackson, Mike Johnson, Doug Lamborn, Nancy Mace, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D., Alex X. Mooney, Ralph Norman, Scott Perry, August Pfluger, Bill Posey, Tom Rice, John Rose, David Rouzer, Chip Roy, Steve Scalise, Pete Sessions, Adrian Smith, Jason Smith, Elise Stefanik, W. Gregory Steube, Claudia Tenney, William Timmons, Tim Walberg, Randy Weber, and Joe Wilson
Full text of the brief is available here.
