Judge rules Justice Department sued in wrong Georgia city over voter data

A federal judge dismissed a Justice Department suit seeking Georgia voter information after finding the case was filed in the wrong federal judicial district; the judge said the government should have sued the secretary of state in Atlanta rather than in Macon.

A federal judge in Georgia dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking state voter information. The judge found the case had been filed in the wrong federal judicial district. The ruling said the government should have sued Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in Atlanta. The Justice Department had filed in a separate federal district in Macon, where the secretary also has an office. Reported details: - The lawsuit sought voter information from the state of Georgia. - U.S. District Judge Ashley Royal dismissed the case on Friday on venue grounds. - The judge said the government should have filed its suit in Atlanta rather than in the Macon federal judicial district. - The secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has offices in both Atlanta and Macon, which the report noted. Summary: The dismissal resolves the suit for now on procedural grounds and leaves the underlying request for voter data unaddressed. Undetermined at this time.