There was a flurry of voting rule changes across the nation in the lead-up to the 2024 election. In Georgia, where a MAGA-aligned election board made a number of those changes, the tables have unfortunately turned.

According to MSNBC, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that the state's election board exceeded its authority when it launched the new voting rules before the 2024 election. 

Four of the seven new rules imposed by the Georgia election board were shot down by the state's high court in a unanimous decision among eight justices.

Two Georgia voters and an election policy nonprofit initiated the legal action against the Republican-dominated Georgia election board.

What's happening?

The Georgia Supreme Court's ruling has major implications, as it upholds a lower court's decision against the election board and "curtails the board's ability to impose rules without supporting laws passed by the state's General Assembly."

Chief Justice Nels Peterson of the state's high court penned a 96-page opinion on the matter.

MSNBC noted:

Georgia law permits the state election board to "pass rules to implement and enforce" the state's election code, Chief Justice Nels Peterson wrote in his 96-page opinion for the court, "but it cannot go beyond, change, or contradict the statutory scheme."

While many of the new election rules were shot down by the eight justices -- seven of whom were appointed by Republican governors -- the GOP scored a major victory on one of the rules that would require video surveillance at ballot drop boxes.

Two other rules challenged by the plaintiffs didn't see any closure as the Georgia Supreme Court sent them back to the lower court's for consideration.

Gerald A. Griggs, president of the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, released a statement regarding the ruling.

"This rule would have opened the door to confusion, delays, and potential voter disenfranchisement," Griggs said, adding: "The Court’s ruling is a clear message that voter suppression has no place in our elections."

Social media reaction

Users across social media weighed in on the Georgia Supreme Court's ruling this week.

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the GOP-led State Elections Board overstepped its authority by attempting to enact several anti-voting rules before the 2024 election. The blocked rules permitted hand-counting ballots, requiring ID and more. https://t.co/eTmeiD2LHV

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) June 11, 2025

"Little too late now," one X user wrote.