US EditionFines against Georgia’s Fulton County over election board appointments put on hold pending appeal
Judge David Emerson halted the $10,000 daily fine against Fulton County pending appeal after commissioners refused appointments required by state law for election board balance.
- On Thursday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge David Emerson stayed an order that would have fined Fulton County $10,000 a day for failing to appoint two Republican members, granting a reprieve hours before the penalty would begin.
- Earlier this year, the dispute began when the Fulton County Republican Party alleged the Fulton County Board of Commissioners violated Georgia law by rejecting Republican nominees Jason Frazier and Julie Adams.
- Earlier this week, Judge Emerson found the Fulton County Board of Commissioners in civil contempt after they voted not to appoint Republican nominees Julie Adams and Jason Frazier.
- The county appealed, preventing enforcement of the fines while the appeals process continues; Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts said, `We are a Nation of laws, and I respect the legal process`.
- County commissioners will revisit the item on Wednesday at 10 a.m., after Fulton County Superior Court Judge David Emerson ruled commissioners lack discretion to veto party nominees.
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Judge Halts Fulton County Commissioners’ $10,000 Election Board Fine
(The Center Square) – Fulton County Judge David Emerson halted an order that would have fined Fulton County commissioners $10,000 a day until they approved two Republicans to the election board. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners notified the court that it is appealing the contempt order. The appeals notification prevents the court from enforcing the […] The post Judge Halts Fulton County Commissioners’ $10,000 Election Board Fine appeared…
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Fines against Georgia's Fulton County over election board appointments put on hold pending appeal
A judge has paused his order for Fulton County, Georgia, to pay $10,000 daily until it appoints two Republican nominees to its election board.
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