Gwinnett Election Board Chair Refuses To Resign After Intense Criticism

Voters in Gwinnett County wait in line to vote early for the November election. The chair of Gwinnett County’s Board of Elections has come under intense scrutiny after comments she made in support of changing election law.

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The chair of Gwinnett County’s Board of Elections has come under intense scrutiny after comments she made in support of changing election law.

Alice O’Lenick was first quoted in the Gwinnett Daily Post as having said she is “like a dog after a bone” in her determination to get county and state election laws changed so that Republicans “at least have a shot at winning.” She made the statement during a Gwinnett County Republican Party meeting last week and defended her comments during a county election board meeting Tuesday.