his reasoning is that the defendants (people being accused) argued they have no control over what counties do with these machines because according to them, each county election board owns their own machine and its not up to either Governor nor Secretary of State to tell them what to do with them.
Since Lin Wood did not bother to name every single County level election official in the fucking state as the defendant on his lawsuit, according to the judge he is out of luck on this.
The judge is also suggesting that if they disagree, it should be the plaintiff's responsibility to delve into state bureaucracy and produce definitive evidence showing that any of the named defendants have authority over what happens to these voting machines.
his reasoning is that the defendants (people being accused) argued they have no control over what counties do with these machines because according to them, each county election board owns their own machine and its not up to either Governor nor Secretary of State to tell them what to do with them.
Since Lin Wood did not bother to name every single County level election official in the fucking state as the defendant on his lawsuit, according to the judge he is out of luck on this.
The judge is also suggesting that if they disagree, it should be the plaintiff's responsibility to delve into state bureaucracy and produce definitive evidence showing that any of the named defendants have authority over what happens to these voting machines.
it's 100% bullshit argument.