It has been 1,071 days since the Georgia Supreme Court remanded the VoterGA.org lawsuit back to the lower courts after determining Garland Favorito’s voter integrity group did, in fact, have standing. That lawsuit was asking the court to unseal the physical paper ballots and allow inspection.
Last year, the Georgia State Election Board also sought to unseal the physical paper ballots when it issued a subpoena to Fulton County demanding the ballots, ballot stubs, envelopes, and digital images. Fulton County’s Board of Registration and Elections, without a vote from the board, filed a lawsuit challenging that subpoena.
Today, Judge Robert McBurney granted the State Election Board access to the physical ballots and related documents; however, the Board would be on the hook for the estimated $400,000 in “document costs,” as estimated by the county.
Fulton County has until January 7th to provide the State Election Board with the estimated costs.
Fox 5 Atlanta reported:
As 2025 draws to a close, there is no end in sight to the prolonged legal challenges surrounding Fulton County’s 2020 presidential election.
Last year, the Republican-led Georgia Election Board reopened an investigation into Fulton County’s handling of the 2020 election.
On Friday, they scored a court victory.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney’s decision grants the election board access to Fulton County’s 2020 ballots and related documents.
Fulton County Chairman Rob Pitts seemed irritated with the decision, telling FOX 5, “This nonsense has to stop at some point. I assured the public then, reassure the public today, those elections are open and fair and transparent, and every vote was counted.”
This decision from Judge McBurney comes as Fulton County admitted to the State Election Board that it was missing signatures from poll managers on poll tapes for more than 315,000 ballots.
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