- iii. Balance of the Equities and Public Interest
The Court finds that the threatened injury to Defendants as state officials and the public at large far outweigh any minimal burden on Wood. To reiterate, Wood seeks an extraordinary remedy: to prevent Georgia’s certification of the votes cast in the General Election, after millions of people had lawfully cast their ballots. To interfere with the result of an election that has already concluded would be unprecedented and harm the public in countless ways. See Sw. Voter Registration Educ. Project, 344 F.3d at 919; Arkansas United, 2020 WL 6472651, at *5. Granting injunctive relief here would breed confusion, undermine the public’s trust in the election, and potentially disenfranchise of over one million Georgia voters. Viewed in comparison to the lack of any demonstrable harm to Wood, this Court finds no basis in fact or in law to grant him the relief he seeks.
IV. CONCLUSION
Wood’s motion for temporary restraining order [ECF 6] is denied.
So ordered this the 20th day of November 2020.
- Steven D. Grimberg
United States District Court Judge
