Georgia State Election Board declines to seize control of Fulton County elections, for now

WINDER, Ga. — Georgia’s State Election Board did not move to take control of Fulton County’s elections at a closely watched meeting this week, but at least one board member left the door open for future intervention.

In the aftermath of a widely publicized raid on the county’s election warehouse in January, there has been renewed speculation over whether the board would attempt to take over election operations in the county, which is a Democratic stronghold and home to much of the city of Atlanta.

On the first day of a two-day meeting held in Winder, board member Janelle King signaled she had not closed the door on taking further action once more information became available.

“I’m waiting to see what happens with the DOJ and the FBI seizure, and see what comes out of that,” she told reporters Wednesday.



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