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Judge dismisses Perdue lawsuit

Judge: “This quixotic journey will not take place.”

A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue.

The lawsuit alleged that fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in Fulton County during the 2020 general election. Perdue filed the lawsuit in December, a few days after he announced that he would be challenging Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary.

Among other things, the suit wanted access to examine absentee ballots. The lawsuit also asked the court to issue a series of orders that would empower the petitioners’ experts to “intrude upon the sealed ballot materials of tens of thousands of Fulton County voters, hunt for speculative voter fraud or error, and then determine for themselves what the ‘actual’ vote count should have been in the Election,” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in an order.

“This quixotic journey will not take place,” he added.

Perdue vowed to appeal.

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!