Fulton County election board votes to fire election director
3 years, 10 months ago

Fulton County election board votes to fire election director

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Officials in Georgia on Tuesday voted to fire the man in charge of overseeing elections in the state’s most populous county, which was frequently in the spotlight last year after a disastrous primary and attention from then-President Donald Trump. The three members of the Fulton County Board of Elections who were in favor of terminating Rick Barron said problems caused by the coronavirus last year highlighted weaknesses in the county’s election management. In a text message after the vote, Barron said he’d hold off on commenting until after a Fulton County Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for Wednesday. He also worried about the effect Barron’s departure would have on the elections department and its staff: “I just think it’s going to cause chaos in our department.” Cooney noted that during an annual review a year ago, the election board gave Barron top marks. But she said last year’s elections “did highlight many vulnerabilities in the Fulton election system — errors, sloppy and inefficient processes — that really are unacceptable.”

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Election in Georgia’s Fulton County to be observed by independent monitor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Election in Georgia’s Fulton County to be observed by independent monitor

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. After a particularly disastrous primary election in 2020, an independent monitor was brought in to examine the county’s election practices during the general election as part of an agreement with the State Election Board. Fulton County’s elections have been closely watched since then, and the State Election Board voted last …

Georgia election board’s right-wing faction revisits Fulton’s 2020 presidential election
4 months, 1 week ago

Georgia election board’s right-wing faction revisits Fulton’s 2020 presidential election

Raw Story  

A trio of conservative members of the Georgia State Election Board agreed Wednesday to further investigate Fulton County’s 2020 presidential election law violations despite warnings from fellow board members that their decision was illegal. In a 3-2 vote Wednesday, right-wing GOP Georgia election board members Rick Jeffares, Janice Johnston and Janelle King voted to report findings from the Fulton investigation …

GA board’s right-wing faction demands further investigation of Fulton’s 2020 election
4 months, 2 weeks ago

GA board’s right-wing faction demands further investigation of Fulton’s 2020 election

Raw Story  

A trio of conservative members of the Georgia State Election Board agreed Wednesday to further investigate Fulton County’s 2020 presidential election law violations despite warnings from fellow board members that their decision was illegal. In a 3-2 vote Wednesday, right-wing GOP Georgia election board members Rick Jeffares, Janice Johnston and Janelle King voted to report findings from the Fulton investigation …

Georgia election board says counties can do more to investigate election results
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia election board says counties can do more to investigate election results

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s State Election Board voted Tuesday to require county election officials to make a “reasonable inquiry” before certifying election results to the state, signaling that fights about approving election results could intensify this November in the South’s premier battleground state. “Why one would not want to assume there is some oversight?” asked State Election Board member Janice Johnston, …

Fulton 19 update: DA’s focus turns to remaining defendants in Georgia RICO case
1 year, 1 month ago

Fulton 19 update: DA’s focus turns to remaining defendants in Georgia RICO case

Raw Story  

The highly-publicized Fulton County 2020 presidential election interference case took a brief break from public view following a busy October filled with court hearings and prosecutors reaching plea deals with several of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sweeping conspiracy probe. Fulton County Superior Court hearings resumed on Friday with a defense attorney representing Harrison Floyd, a former Black Voices for …

New chair appointed to head elections board in Georgia’s Fulton County
1 year, 7 months ago

New chair appointed to head elections board in Georgia’s Fulton County

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The elections board in Georgia’s most populous county, a Democratic stronghold targeted by former President Donald Trump after his narrow 2020 loss in the state, will soon have new leadership. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to approve the selection of lawyer Patrise Perkins-Hooker to serve as chair of the county Registration and Elections Board. But the commissioners …

Ballot shortages, machine errors, voting disputes: Inside a pattern of election problems in one PA county
1 year, 10 months ago

Ballot shortages, machine errors, voting disputes: Inside a pattern of election problems in one PA county

Raw Story  

She may not have known it, but on Nov. 8, Beth Gilbert McBride was experiencing a Luzerne County election tradition. Last week, however, the County Council announced one change it hopes will put county elections back on track: another new elections director, with Gilbert McBride returning to the deputy position. Denise Williams, a Democrat who has been chair of the …

Panel: State shouldn’t take over Georgia county’s elections
1 year, 11 months ago

Panel: State shouldn’t take over Georgia county’s elections

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s most populous county has a history of problems with its elections but has also shown considerable improvement, and the state should not step in to take over its elections, a bipartisan review panel said. The State Election Board appointed the three-person panel in August 2021 after Republican lawmakers used a provision of a sweeping election law passed …

Election director in Georgia’s Fulton County resigning
3 years, 1 month ago

Election director in Georgia’s Fulton County resigning

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The elections director in Georgia’s most populous county, which has been under intense scrutiny for its handling of elections, will step down at the end of the year, county officials said Wednesday. Fulton County Registration & Elections Director Rick Barron submitted his resignation, effective Dec. 31, Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chair Robb Pitts said during a news …

Georgia inches toward possible takeover of Fulton elections
3 years, 4 months ago

Georgia inches toward possible takeover of Fulton elections

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s State Election Board inched forward Wednesday in a process set in motion by Republican lawmakers using a controversial provision of the state’s sweeping new election law that could ultimately lead to a takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county. The GOP House members who requested the review panel said in a letter to the State …

County leaders reject recommendation to fire elections chief
3 years, 9 months ago

County leaders reject recommendation to fire elections chief

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The elected leaders of Georgia’s most populous county has voted to reject a recommendation to fire the county elections director. The Fulton County Registration and Elections Board voted last month to fire Rick Barron, but a divided county Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted to reject that recommendation. The members of the election board who voted for Barron’s …

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