Georgia Democrats urged a Fulton County judge Tuesday to throw out changes made by the Republican-controlled state Election Board ahead of next month’s presidential election.

Judge Krause reprimanded DA Willis's office for delays in open record requests related to the Trump election case.

The Georgia State Election Board and Republicans squared off against Democrats Tuesday over controversial rule changes to the November contest.

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Lawyers for the Democratic Party urged a judge in Georgia on Tuesday to undo changes made by a Republican-controlled board to election rules in the state that they said could undermine trust in the .

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney is hearing arguments for and against the recent rule changes approved by the Georgia Election Board regarding the upcoming presidential election.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney appeared open to upholding recent changes to Georgia’s State Election Board rules based on arguments made during a bench trial in the Peach State on Tuesday.

A state judge held a bench trial Tuesday over whether a flurry of recent rule changes from the Donald Trump-backed Georgia election board conflict with state law requiring local election boards to certify election results.

In a 3-2 vote last month, the Georgia Election Board, led by allies of former President Donald Trump, passed a rule that allows county election board members to conduct an undefined "reasonable inquiry" into election results before certifying them.