The Georgia State Election Commission, which is accused of voter suppression, is currently under pressure from both Democrats and Republicans.

In July, three Republican board members voted for new rules that some fear could favor Donald Trump in the upcoming November election.

The new rules essentially require officials to examine vote counts before certifying them, asking them to conduct a “reasonable investigation” into their accuracy and to look at “election-related records created during the conduct of the election.”

On Monday, it was announced that Republican Governor Brian Kemp is exploring the possibility of removing the three members of the Election Commission who voted for the change.

Kemp said he had asked the state’s attorney general for “guidance” on whether he had the authority to remove board members.

The governor’s move was reportedly in response to letters from voting rights groups, Democrats and even Republicans saying the new rules could constitute an ethics violation.

Also on Monday, several election officials and Democrats filed a lawsuit against the Election Commission before a state judge in Atlanta in Fulton County Superior Court.

The lawsuit states: “According to their drafters, these rules are based on the assumption that certification of election results by a county board is at the discretion of the county and subject to a comprehensive investigation that can delay or prevent certification altogether. But that is not required by law in Georgia.”

One of the members of the Elections Committee who voted for the changes, Janelle King, previously said USA Today: “In fact, it works the other way around. By ensuring that every member of the county election board has access to all election-related materials, the certification process is actually strengthened.”

State Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon also defended the new rules, saying, “These common-sense changes will benefit all Georgians, regardless of their political affiliation, as they are all aimed at increasing transparency and public confidence in our election.”

Newsweek reached out to the Georgia State Board of Elections outside of office hours for further comment.

Trump himself praised the trio (King, Dr. Janice Johnston and Rick Jeffares) responsible for passing the rules by name at a campaign rally in Atlanta on August 3, calling them “pit bulls fighting for honesty, transparency and victory.”

The former U.S. president was the first Republican to lose the Georgia Senate in 2020 after President Joe Biden flipped it by 11,779 votes, or 0.24 percent of the 5 million votes cast.

The result was confirmed by manual counting, but some Republicans have since refused to certify certain elections due to allegations of electoral irregularities.

A year ago, a grand jury in Georgia accused Trump and others of illegally attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. Trump denies all allegations against him and has repeatedly said the case is part of a political witch hunt against him.

Newsweek Trump’s team emailed him outside of office hours for comment.