US EditionGeorgia’s Fulton County fined $10,000 a day for not appointing Republican election board nominees
A judge fined Fulton County $10,000 daily for defying orders to seat two Republican nominees amid ongoing political and legal conflicts over election board appointments.
- On Wednesday in 2024, Judge David Emerson ordered Fulton County to pay a daily fine of $10,000 for failing to appoint two GOP-selected candidates, Julie Adams and Jason Frazier, to the county’s election board.
- This followed the Board of Commissioners' refusal, led by Democrats, to approve Adams and Frazier despite court orders, triggering a lawsuit by the county Republican Party.
- Since February 2024, Adams has been a member of the election board; she previously attempted, without success, to prevent the certification of election results, while Frazier has raised challenges regarding the eligibility of numerous voter registrations.
- Attorney Don Samuel stated the commissioners respect the court but seek to avoid moot appeal outcomes, arguing appointments would prevent removal if the Court of Appeals sided with the commissioners.
- The ongoing legal dispute highlights tensions over election oversight in this Democratic stronghold, with fines continuing until the county complies with appointing the GOP nominees as ordered.
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Fulton County Faces $10K Fine: Democrat Stubbornness in Spotlight - Real News Now
A startling ruling issued this Wednesday by Superior Court Judge David Emerson, has imposed a $10,000 daily fine on Georgia’s most crowded county government. The fine will continue until the county administration inserts two Republican nominees into its election board. Clearly, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners has shown audacity by not adhering to the Judge’s previous order to include the Republican nominees. In Emerson’s recent written …
Colorado Springs Gazette
Judge rules Fulton County commissioners in contempt of court order
(The Center Square) – A judge said Wednesday that the Fulton County Board of Commissioners will be subjected to a fine of $10,000 a day beginning Friday if it doesn’t comply with a court order to seat two Republican members…
Judge calls for daily fines after Fulton County panel refuses to seat GOP picks for election board
In a Wednesday ruling, Senior Superior Court Judge David Emerson said the Fulton County Board of Commissioners will be fined $10,000 per day until they agree to approve Julie Adams and Jason Frazier’s appointments to the elections board. File photoThe Fulton County Board of Commissioners has been held in civil contempt of court after defying a court order mandating that they appoint two GOP nominees to the county board of elections. In a Wednes…
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