Georgia’s Republican-controlled State Election Board plans to take a step Wednesday toward a possible eventual takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county that critics argue could open elections up to political interference.
Fulton County, a Democratic bastion that includes most of the city of Atlanta, has long been the target of Republican lawmakers’ ire. Their attacks only increased after former President Donald Trump and his allies made unfounded claims that fraud in the county contributed to his narrow loss in the state. An independent monitor found no evidence of fraud or impropriety.
GOP lawmakers last month asked the state board to appoint a performance review panel to investigate Fulton County’s handling of elections. The requests initiated a process outlined in the state’s sweeping new election law that could allow the Republican-controlled state board to replace the county’s board of registration and elections with an administrator it chooses.
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