June 2026 - The Georgia Republican Assembly

Ten GOP Delegates File Lawsuit to Protect Integrity of Republican Party

June 22, 2026 by Georgia Republican Assembly in Campaign / Issues

Atlanta, GA – On Thursday of last week, ten Republican delegates from last year’s state convention filed a lawsuit for a declaratory judgment against the GA GOP for violating its own rules of party governance when they allowed Brad Raffensperger to qualify as a candidate on the Republican ballot contrary to the directive of the 2025 Georgia Republican Party convention delegates.

The complaint states: “Plaintiffs do not seek to alter any election result, compel any government action, or regulate the GRP from without. They seek only a declaration that resolutions duly passed by the GRP State Convention are binding upon the GRP State Executive Committee under the GRP’s own Rules; and that the Executive Committee’s certification of Brad Raffensperger in direct defiance of such a resolution was therefore void as ultra vires.” (emphasis added)

“We are not seeking any monetary damages from the GA GOP,” said Brandyn James, one of the plaintiffs. “We merely want to ensure this situation doesn’t occur again in the future and a declaratory judgment would be a statement from a Judge warning the GA GOP that they have to follow their own bylaws, and cannot dismiss clear instructions from the convention delegates!”

The written motion passed by the body directed that the Georgia Republican Party “shall not qualify, allow to be qualified, or take any action to allow Brad Raffensperger to qualify as a Republican or run for any elected office as a Republican.”

“The convention said ‘no.’ The Party did it anyway,” said Alex Johnson, attorney and GRA Chairman. “Whatever one thinks about Raffensperger, who thankfully lost in the primary, that institutional problem should concern every Republican.

The point is larger than one candidate.

“The convention was supposed to be the moment when the Republican grassroots spoke with authority,” Alex continued. “But when its decision became inconvenient, its vote was treated like a public opinion survey.”

Some have tried to characterize this effort as being disloyal and a waste of party resources for GOP leadership to have to defend themselves. But the delegates suing said that there would be no need for the suit to “distract” or “eat up party resources” if GA GOP Chairman Josh McKoon was quick to simply admit he was wrong. “If Josh settles by acknowledging he broke the rules, apologizes, and promises to comply with the rules on this point in the future,” said delegate Harvey Wysong, “then it will all be over. We need to clear this issue up now!”

The plaintiffs have made it clear they are not trying to harm the party at all.

“We care very much about the GA GOP and want to see the party be successful. We know the success of our party depends on it operating with integrity,” said Brandyn James.

The complaint reads:

“As a private political party, the GRP possesses a First Amendment right of politicalassociation, including the right to determine its own candidate selection criteria and the right to exclude potential candidates. See California Democratic Party v. Jones, 530 U.S. 567 (2000).

“The Binding Resolution is an expression of the GRP’s associational right; a determination that Brad Raffensperger does not have the faith and confidence of the GRP.”

Brandyn, Harvey, and the other plaintiffs believe that this effort is necessary and argue that, if successful, it will benefit the party by prohibiting Brad Raffensperger from qualifying for office as a Republican if he were to run for an office in the next election cycle. They also believe, if successful, it would encourage attendance in future state GOP conventions, since many delegates felt defrauded and disillusioned by the party’s actions contradicting the convention delegates.

“Why travel, pay the registration fee, and spend a whole day participating in a convention where the party officers can just override decisions they disagree with?” said James.

The other plaintiffs who have joined onto this action include Brian Parker from Banks County, Neal Howell from Dade County, Angela Rubino from Floyd County, William Freeman from DeKalb County, Renee Parker from Lowndes County, Michael Opitz from Cobb County, David Nahabedian from Walker County, and Norine Cantor from Hall County. We commend each of them for their integrity and courage.

A declaratory judgment would provide the clarity Republicans need as they evaluate whether or not to spend their own personal resources to attend another GOP convention.

If you would like to support this effort and help the plaintiffs cover their legal costs, you can donate to their GiveSendGo here: https://www.givesendgo.com/stopraffy/. If you care about the Georgia Republican Party’s future growth and success, would you consider donating a small amount to preserve the integrity of our party? Every donation bolsters and encourages these courageous plaintiffs, and reminds them they are not alone. The grassroots stands behind them!

Legislature Poised to Postpone QR Code Removal, Adds Hand-Count Requirement in Compromise Bill

June 21, 2026 by Georgia Republican Assembly in Government

Atlanta, GA — Saturday the State Senate took up S.B. 3EX, a bill for the special session designed to “kick the can” on the July 1st requirement to remove QR codes from Georgia’s election systems. Election integrity advocates swarmed the halls at the state capitol and sent text message blasts to their legislators, urging them to oppose the bill.

The bill extends the deadline for addressing the state’s current voting system until January 1, 2028, creates a committee to recommend a new electronic voting system, and expands Risk-Limiting Audits (RLAs) to additional races.

Georgia taxpayers are still paying off the $107 million, 20-year bond for the existing Dominion system that failed to meet the standards set in the authorizing legislation, HB 316, in 2019. The new bill sets the stage for yet another expensive electronic voting system recommendation while the state has not delivered what voters have repeatedly demanded: hand-marked paper ballots! In the May Republican Primary, 90% of the voters expressed support for hand-marked paper ballots. Republicans in the legislature should listen to what Republican voters want.

*The roll call vote on the Senators who voted for & against Dolezal’s amendment.*

When the State Senate convened on Saturday, it seemed “the powers that be” had already determined that S.B. 3EX would be passed into law. So State Senator Greg Dolezal (R-Forsyth), the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor, proposed an amendment that would at least allow election-integrity advocates to salvage something positive from this terrible legislation. It was a trade off.

Dolezal’s amendment requires a full hand count for at least the top two races on the ballot.

This was considered a win by many because conducting a hand count, where a human eye is reading the actual words on the ballot, eliminates the concern about the QR code potentially altering the totals. But only for the top two races. The amendment passed, as did the bill, and it will transfer for consideration to the State House on Monday.

The House Governmental Affairs Committee is scheduled to hear S.B. 3 EX Monday morning at 10am at room 606 in the Coverdell Legislative Office Building.

*Sam Carnline with “Georgians for Truth”*

Some hailed the passage of the amended bill as a major victory, because this would be the first time that the Georgia Senate voted to require a hand count of ballots in state law. If S.B. 3 EX is destined to pass into law, then it is certainly better for it to pass with this amendment than without it. However, others have criticized the compromise and emphasized the hefty and unnecessary concessions this bill makes that would prevent our elections from being secured.

“SB 3EX is another delay dressed up as reform,” said activist Sam Carnline from Grady County. “Georgia voters deserve hand-marked paper ballots and a full hand count of every race to verify tabulation before certification. Decentralizing the process by bringing it back to the people at the local precinct is the only way to restore trust. We will not accept another expensive electronic system while we are still paying for one that never worked.”

Congratulations to Our Victorious Endorsed Candidates in the Runoff!

June 17, 2026 by Georgia Republican Assembly in Uncategorized

Yesterday, GRA-endorsed state-wide candidates Greg Dolezal and Mike Collins won a decisive victory in their Republican Primary Runoff Elections. We are pleased to report that nine of the GRA’s endorsed candidates for public office have won their Republican nominations this year. Both Dolezal and Collins received support from the GRA due to their superior voting records supporting the Republican platform in the past.

Senator Greg Dolezal won the nomination as the Republican Party’s candidate for Lt. Governor, and he will face Democrat Josh McLaurin, who has been a very out-spoken Democrat in the State Senate for the last several years. Collins will face Democrat Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate race in November.

*Click to watch video of Dolezal’s victory speech.*

$Richard Jordan Charges Cherokee Election Workers with Legal Infractions and Political Retaliation$

Richard Jordan Charges Cherokee Election Workers with Legal Infractions and Political Retaliation

June 12, 2026 by Abigail Darnell in Issues

Cumming, GA – On June 4th, at the State Election Board Meeting, North Metro Republican Assembly Chapter President Richard Jordan filed notice of a criminal complaint against Cherokee County Board of Elections for coordinated efforts of voter intimidation and political retaliation against election integrity activists.

Richard Jordan is joined in the complaint by Truth Seekers, an informal coalition of election integrity advocates based out of Cherokee County. This complaint follows a series of unethical actions and alleged violations of election law on the part of Cherokee County elections, as well as a frivolous complaint brought against Richard Jordan for merely asking questions of trained poll workers about his ballot’s QR code. That complaint was filed by Cherokee Elections Director Ann Dover and sought felony referral for Jordan but was dismissed and Jordan found innocent by the State Election Board on April 15th.

“ ‘We the People’ possess the constitutional right to vote, freely express concerns regarding election procedures, and petition government officials for redress of grievances,” said Jordan. “This statement together with a litany of alleged felony and misdemeanor infractions of the law summarize factual allegations and legal issues arising from events occurring in the Cherokee County Elections Office and at a Cherokee County polling location while interacting with election officials and law enforcement.”

Richard Jordan asserts that he and other election integrity advocates were singled out for scrutiny and intimidation, that election officials falsely characterized his conduct as criminal trespass, and that false and misleading information was provided to law enforcement. Jordan argues that there is an pattern of targeting electors who lawfully ask questions and participate at Board of Elections meetings.

He also cites a letter from Elections Director Ann Dover in which she encouraged paid government employees to advocate in opposition of SB 568, a Republican bill mandating the use of paper ballots. Jordan believes this violated Dover’s oath of office to serve in an unbiased manner. The bill was sponsored by Republican Senator Greg Dolezal, now the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor.

The Consultants Think You’re an Idiot. Don’t Prove Them Right

June 11, 2026 by Alex Johnson in Campaign

Georgia Republicans are being flooded with the best campaign money can buy. But money can buy ads, consultants, mailers, and slogans. It cannot buy a record.

I have been interested in politics for as long as I can remember. I have been involved in the actual Georgia Republican Party organization since 2009 — about seventeen years now, in addition to studying politics in college, before law school.

That is long enough to notice a few patterns.

There is the general public — We the People — who usually vote for the party that most closely reflects their values. They may not attend conventions. They may not read every platform plank. They may not know every county chairman or district officer. But they generally know which direction they want the country to go, and in November they vote for the nominee of the party that best represents them, and that party, statistically, tends to be the same one year after year.

Then there are the grassroots volunteers.

These are the people who show up for free. They go to county meetings. They knock doors. They read legislation. They fight over rules. They hold elected officials accountable. They care about whether candidates actually believe and enact what they say. They care about the platform. They care about promises. They care about whether politicians remember the party that sent them once they get into office.

And then there is the paid political industry.

That industry is not primarily made up of statesmen, philosophers, constitutional scholars, or public servants. It’s not made up of people who understand political philosophy, or policy, or history. It is made up of people who say they 1know how to win campaigns. That is a different skill.

They know how to poll test a phrase.

They know how to cut a flattering ad.

They know how to buy enough television time to create a rags to riches story to make a stranger feel familiar.

They know how to make a candidate with no record sound like a movement.

They know how to make a man with a voting record look worse than a man with no voting record at all.

And most importantly, they know this: if they spend enough money, repeat the same message enough times, and flood enough mailboxes, a certain number of voters will eventually believe whatever they are told.

That is the whole business model.

The paid political industry does not need you to be informed. It needs you to be impressionable.

It does not need you to remember what someone has done. It needs you to react to what someone’s ad says this week.

It does not need a candidate with a history. In fact, a blank slate is far easier to sell. A blank slate has no bad votes, no hard choices, no public record, no years of decisions to defend. A blank slate can be whatever the consultants say it is.

That is why this governor’s race matters. …

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Save the Okefenokee!

June 1, 2026 by Georgia Republican Assembly in events

Waycross, GA — South Georgians are sounding the alarm! Before leaving office, the Biden administration decided to hand over control of the 700-mile Okefenokee Swamp to the United Nations via UNESCO. They want to designate it a UNESCO “World Heritage Site” but that designation would cede US control over our own land.

This past weekend GRA President Nathaniel Darnell and GRA Junior NFRA Director Abigail Darnell joined with Travis Sanctuary, Brooks Strickland, and The John Birch Society chapter in Waycross at the park, where they are sounding the alarm and working with CFACT (Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow) urging the Department of the Interior to reject this proposal. There is a ground-swell of people in the community concerned about this issue.

“There is zero reason we should just hand over any influence or control of any Georgia land to the United Nations!” said Nathaniel.

A CFACT press release stated: “All three counties bordering Okefenokee Swamp have voted against UNESCO coming into their backyard. Public lands access and property rights would be infringed if this action proceeds.”

Click to watch the video and learn more.

“Global authority is dangerous because it quickly can become tyrannical and the people are far removed from the decision maker(s),” said Abigail.

Those concerned about this issue were encouraged to follow Americans for the Okefenoke e on Facebook. That group issued the following statement: “UNESCO World Heritage is a Trojan Horse utilizing the program as a vehicle for a soft-law approach with mechanisms such as blacklisting, surveillance, and the pursuit of Outstanding Universal Value to influence national policies and undermine sovereignty for the advancement of universal international ideological standards often at odds with local community values.”

While proponents of the measure maintain that a World Heritage designation is merely an honorary label that would boost tourism for the site, Americans for the Okefenoke e are quick to point out that UNESCO acknowledges that a World Heritage designation includes “restrictions.” It is those restrictions and the potential for abuse of UN authority that has locals concerned.

If a global entity has authority to impose laws and restrictions on Americans and American land, then claiming the United States still owns the land is meaningless. America might have ownership in name only.

Ballot questions in nearby Ware County indicate that around 78% of voters oppose the UNESCO bid.

Sanctuary and his team distributed T-Shirts protesting the takeover with the phrase: “Just say no to commUNism”!

“Reagan and Trump took us out of UNESCO,” said the representative for the JBS Waycross chapter, “but then their successors added us back in! The thing is that when Biden added the U.S. back into UNESCO, the U.S. had to pay back-pay on dues for all the years we were out under Trump! A lot of people don’t realize these things are going on.”

Sadly, RINO Congressman Buddy Carter helped to promote this encroachment on American land. This one of the reasons the GRA endorsed Mike Collins, and not Buddy Carter, in the Republican Primary for U.S. Senate.

To learn more about this issue, read the press release here: https://www.cfact.org/…/cfact-releases-video-report-on…/