ATLANTA — A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr filed early this month challenging the legality of a law giving Lt. Gov. Burt Jones a leg up in the gubernatorial race between the two Republicans.

The suit claims legislation the GOP-controlled General Assembly passed in 2021 in the name of election reform gives Jones an unfair and unconstitutional advantage in next year’s Republican gubernatorial primary.

The law allows certain elected officials in Georgia – including the lieutenant governor – to form “leadership committees” that can raise unlimited amounts of money to finance campaigns. As attorney general, Carr does not have access to such a fundraising vehicle.

Thursday’s ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Victoria Marie Calvert held that Ca

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