The election board in Georgia’s largest county has voted to certify its May 21 election results. But one of the board’s Republican-appointed members abstained Tuesday. The abstention by Republican-appointed Fulton County election board member Julie Adams aligns with a lawsuit she has filed.
FILE - A voter leaves a polling site for the presidential primary election, March 12, 2024, in Atlanta. Fulton County, Ga.'s, election board voted on Tuesday, May 28, to certify the results of the May 21 elections. But one Republican member of the five-member board abstained after she filed a lawsuit challenging state election laws and county election rules.
“It’s time to fix the problems in our elections by ensuring compliance with the law, transparency in election conduct and accuracy in results,” Adams said. “And in my duty as a board member, I want to make sure that happens.” The suit, backed by the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute, argues that county election board members have the discretion to reject certification. It’s not clear what would happen if a county refused to certify, although the dispute would probably end in court. A prolonged battle after the November general election could keep Georgia from awarding its 16 electoral votes on time, or prevent officials including county sheriffs and state legislators from taking office in January.
Some other documents sought in the suit may have been provided as well — county spokesperson Jessica Corbitt-Dominguez refused to provide a complete list, saying only that the staff “provided extensive documentation to board members in order to answer their questions about the May 21 primary election.”
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