A federal judge in Atlanta has agreed to stay ongoing litigation over alleged vulnerabilities in Georgia’s antiquated electronic voting system until Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s appeal has been resolved.

In a five-page order issued Tuesday, Judge Amy Totenberg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted the stay, even though she said Kemp’s counsel “have not provided a sound legal basis” that she erred in not dismissing the lawsuit.