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Fulton county brawl with Georgia state election board escalates as election approaches

County wants to ensure Georgia election board can’t appoint election denialists as auditors. The board wants documents to help relitigate 2020 election

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Georgia Judge Considers Clarification For Election Certification Rules

Judge in Atlanta reviews new Georgia State Election Board rules on certification of election results amid concerns of exploitation and confusion.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, July 14, 2023

States have enacted 78 more bills this year than at the same point in 2022.

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Election officials sue conservative voting group over refusal to produce ballot-harvesting evidence

The Georgia State Election Board is asking a judge to order a conservative voting organization to produce information to help investigate its claims of ballot trafficking in the state

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No elections takeover: Georgia board clears Fulton County

A unanimous vote by the State Election Board on Tuesday scuttled a potential state takeover of elections in Fulton County following Georgia’s 2020 presidential race.

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Georgia officials won't take over elections in state's largest, Democrat-heavy county

Georgia’s State Election Board won’t take over running elections in the state’s most populous county, ending an investigation that had sparked fears of partisan meddling

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Woman investigated for bringing gun to vote as Black voters gave out water

MACON, Ga. — A white woman who brought her gun into a Georgia polling place said Tuesday she was “in fear for my life” when the group Black Voters Matter handed out water to waiting voters and played hip-hop music during the 2020 election.

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Panel: Improve Georgia elections oversight but don’t take over Fulton County

MACON, Ga. — If there’s ever another elections takeover attempt in Georgia, it should be run better than the prolonged and unfunded investigation that targeted Fulton County, state officials said Tuesday.

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Georgia legislator fined for campaigning when he gave water to voters in 2020

ATLANTA — Georgia's State Election Board has levied a $250 fine against state Rep. Roger Bruce for handing out water to voters while wearing a shirt with his name on it during the 2020 election.

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

A bipartisan review panel says Georgia’s most populous county has a history of problems with its elections but has also shown considerable improvement

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Georgia shouldn’t take over Fulton County elections, review panel says

ATLANTA — A performance review of Fulton County elections operations recommended against a state takeover Friday, finding that the county has made “significant improvement” since the 2020 election year.

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Talk show host and Georgia House candidate accused of illegal voting

ATLANTA — Conservative North Georgia talk show host Brian K. Pritchard, a candidate for the state House who rails against election fraud, allegedly voted illegally nine times while serving a felony sentence in a $33,000 forgery and theft case, state officials say.

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Cobb faces 2nd state investigation into handling of absentee ballots

ATLANTA — Georgia’s State Election Board met in an emergency session Saturday with its attorney after a judge ordered a later deadline for Cobb County absentee ballots in the runoff.

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Georgia voter sues over false election fraud accusation in ‘2000 Mules’

ATLANTA — An auditor from Gwinnett County who was falsely accused of election fraud in the film “2000 Mules” is suing the movie’s makers, Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote, alleging they lied to advance a phony narrative at his expense.

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Investigation probes effort to copy election data in another Georgia county

ATLANTA — The tech company that copied election data in Coffee County was also considered for similar work in Spalding County, prompting a new investigation in Georgia, State Elections Board Chairman William Duffey said.

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Georgia election officials discuss breach, security measures

The Georgia State Election Board held a meeting Wednesday meant to reassure board members and the general public that the state’s elections remain secure following a breach of voting equipment in one county

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Computer experts urge Georgia to replace voting machines

A group of computer and election security experts is urging Georgia officials to take extra security steps ahead of November’s midterm elections

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Handling of Georgia election breach investigation questioned

ATLANTA — A recording first surfaced six months ago claiming that a team copied "every piece of equipment" in Coffee County's elections office after the 2020 election, but it wasn't Georgia investigators who confirmed that confidential voting data had been taken.

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Possible election takeover in Georgia's Fulton County delayed until after midterms

ATLANTA — Elections in Fulton County are safe from a potential state takeover — at least for now.

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Big Tech fails on Big Lie vigilantism

Trumpworld is using social media to chase down a fictional breed of fraudster known as a “ballot mule”

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