Harvey and Brandyn File Appeal with GA Supreme Court to Oust Brad Raffensperger from the GOP Ballot

This week the attorney for Harvey Wysong and Brandyn James filed an appeal to overturn the decision of the Fulton Judge who denied the Writ of Mandamus to block Raffensperger from the Republican Primary ballot.

The appeal was filed immediately after the Fulton Judge Belinda Edwards finally produced a written opinion justifying her decision. The opinion she filed was virtually a cut-and-paste of text submitted by Raffensperger’s lawyers. But it took her over a week to approve it.

You can read the appellate brief, filed by attorney Jacob Medoff here.

The hearing, which was held on Friday, April 24th, was broadcast on a Zoom Call, with many watching, but the Judge forbade anyone from recording the hearing. Garland Favorito with VoterGA said that he was working to acquire a transcript of the hearing. The judge listened to both sides present their arguments at the hearing, but then denied the writ without providing any explanation for her decision. She asked counsel for Harvey and Brandyn why the GA GOP was not a party to the hearing, but at this point the GA GOP does not have the power to remove Raffensperger from the primary ballot, which is the remedy that Harvey and Brandyn are seeking.

“This legal action is about protecting the interests of all Georgia voters,” said attorney Medoff. “When my fellow Georgians and I go to the polls, we deserve to know whether that ‘R’ or ‘D’ next to our chosen candidate’s name means something or not. If Raffensperger is allowed to run as a Republican against the wishes of the majority of the party, the party designation is meaningless.”

In the brief, Medoff addressed the nub of the issue:

“In June of 2025, the Georgia Republican Party (the ‘GRP’) convened to hold the Georgia Republican Party 2025 State Convention. During the convention, the delegates of the GRP voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution to deny Brad Raffensperger from qualifying as a candidate in any future Republican primary in the State of Georgia. (Ex. B, p. 12). Under the GRP rules, the resolution was binding. (Ex. B, p. 4).”

Now the controversy will be taken up before the nine-judge panel of the Georgia State Supreme Court. One of the Justices has hinted at his view on the U.S. Constitution’s 1st Amendment “right to freedom of association” and its relationship with Georgia statutory code in a case related to the Catoosa GOP’s effort to block RINO incumbent commissioners from prequalifying, but so far the court as a whole has not weighed in on the merits of the constitutional issue. However, the federal 11th Circuit Court last summer made it unequivocally clear in their decision that the state law cannot “burden” the federally-protected right of “freedom of association” that political parties have as private entities.

Harvey and Brandyn have bravely taken the initiative to try and preserve the integrity of the GOP, but they can’t do it alone. They need the support of their fellow delegates. They need you.

If every delegate who voted to block Brad Raffensperger could pitch in just $10 it would likely cover all of the legal expenses needed. Can you make a small donation today?

This case, even if decided after the primary, could have massive implications for whether or not undercover Democrats will be allowed to deceive voters in the future, and whether the GAGOP will be run with integrity.

You can support Harvey and Brandyn’s efforts to litigate this issue at a GiveSendGO they have setup online at https://www.givesendgo.com/stopRaffy.

Harvey and Brandyn posted: “The Republican Party’s ‘freedom of association’ rights were violated. Our rights were violated. This injustice needs to stop so the Republican Party can be successful. You can participate with us in this fight by making a donation of any amount. Thank you for any support you can provide!”