Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, demanded that Brian Pritchard, the first vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, resign after he voted illegally nine times.
Georgia Judge Lisa Boggs ruled on Wednesday that Pritchard violated state election laws when he cast ballots in nine elections in the early-mid 2000s while serving probation for a felony check forgery sentence.
Reacting to the news on Thursday, Greene wrote on her personal account on X, formerly Twitter, "Brian Pritchard must resign immediately. The Republican Party is the party of election integrity.
"And after the 2020 election, which was stolen in Georgia through rampant voter fraud, our state party should be the leading voice on securing our elections."
Greene continued: "At a time when the Georgia Republican Party is successfully building its effort to protect our state from a total Democrat takeover, it is unacceptable for our party to have a man in leadership who has repeatedly committed voter fraud himself. Brian Pritchard must resign immediately or be removed from office."
Newsweek reached out to Greene's office and the Georgia GOP via email for comment.
Pritchard was elected as first vice chair of the Georgia GOP in June 2023. He is a self-described lifelong Republican and conservative political analyst. According to his campaign website, Pritchard pledged to "stand up for the Constitution and Christian values."
Greene and Pritchard have something in common—they both claimed that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. In the wake of Joe Biden's 2020 election win, then-President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the election was rigged against him via widespread voter fraud. There is no evidence to support Trump's claims, yet some members of the Republican party have continued to allege that the election was not fair and free.
In 1996, Pritchard pleaded guilty to forgery and theft charges after he deposited $38,000 worth of checks during a construction job, court records from Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, show.
He was initially on probation for three years, but his sentence was extended until 2011 for allegedly failing to pay restitution. Pritchard, however, has claimed that he didn't owe any money.
Pritchard testified in February that he believed his sentence ended in 1999. Georgia prosecutors, however, provided evidence that showed that his probation was repeatedly revoked and extended. It is illegal for felons to vote in Georgia before they've completed their sentences.
State prosecutors also argued that Pritchard knew he was still serving his sentence because he showed up for probation revocation hearings in Pennsylvania in 1999, 2002, and 2004. Pritchard denied attending the 2002 and 2004 hearings.
Despite Pritchard's claims, Boggs wrote in her decision, "The court does not find the respondent's explanations credible or convincing," adding, "At the very least, even if the court accepts he did not know about his felony sentences, the record before this court demonstrates that he should have known."
She ordered Pritchard to pay a $5,000 fine and receive a public reprimand from the State Election Board.
Update 03/28/24 4:07 p.m. ET: This article was updated to clarify language.
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