US EditionFulton County Must Confirm Republican Election Board Nominees, Judge Rules
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG 6 – Senior Judge David Emerson ruled Fulton County commissioners must seat two qualified Republican nominees, ending months of partisan disputes over election board representation.
- Senior Judge David Emerson ruled this week that Fulton County is legally required to appoint Republicans Julie Adams and Jason Frazier to its election board.
- The ruling followed the county commissioners' repeated refusal to confirm Adams and Frazier, citing concerns about their qualifications and political views, which the court found unlawful.
- Adams and Frazier meet all eligibility requirements, including residency and voter registration, and the court emphasized that commissioners lack discretion to veto qualified nominees.
- Judge Emerson emphasized that failing to make these appointments negatively impacts the integrity of the election and denies the nominating party its rightful representation, noting that the law mandates these selections occur without the possibility of veto.
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Democrats in Georgia have lost their effort to block two Republican commissioners from sitting on Fulton County’s Board of Elections because of their political views. What is most striking about this effort was not just the raw partisanship but the utter lack of legal authority of Democrats to refuse to recognize the duly selected GOP members. For months, the board has blocked two Republican nominees: Jason Frazier and Julie Adams. Fulton County…
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