A lot has happened since then – including an unsuccessful effort by defendants to disqualify Willis from prosecuting the case. That matter is under appeal.

The legislative session ended March 28. The next day, prosecutors filed numerous responses to Still’s motions to dismiss the charges.

Last Thursday, Still responded with his own flurry of court filings. They included responses to the state, plus a motion adopting arguments made by other defendants. Still also asked the court to take “judicial notice” of facts about his service as an elector that portray his actions in a favorable light.

It’s unclear when the charges against him and the other defendants will be resolved. McAfee has not scheduled a trial date, but it’s unlikely to come before Still stands for reelection in November.

His Democratic opponent is Ashwin Ramaswami, a law student from Johns Creek who worked in election security during the 2020 election.

“Democracy is on the ballot here in Georgia this November,” Ramaswami wrote on X Friday. “An indicted Trump fake elector or me — a former election security professional. Choices don’t get much more stark.”

Still, who owns a pool contracting business, told the AJC last week that he never considered not seeking reelection.

“I think that, for my kids, for my company, for my friends and family that have supported me, the only way to truly prove my innocence in all of it was to run for reelection, get reelected and prove that all the charges were false,” he said.

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(Staff writer Patricia Murphy contributed to this report.)

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