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Registration Chief Miss Glenn told the board the department, with GIS assistance, had identified addresses that ranged from post-office boxes and UPS boxes to street addresses that do not exist, and had mailed challenge-hearing notices dated April 15 and April 17 to affected electors. \"We have before you today, 23 of these challenges, with the remaining having a hearing date set for June 17,\" Glenn said.

Three electors who attended the hearing — Maria Williamson, Abdul Mannan and Keisha Harris — each addressed the board. Maria Williamson said she has lived at her listed address for approximately 35 years, that the location is both her business and her residence and that her Georgia driver's license lists the same address. The board allowed Williamson to sign a residency-attestation form after a motion to remove her from the challenge list, and the motion passed unanimously.

Abdul Mannan told the board he lives at a commercial warehouse and said he had documentation to support his residency. The board voted to remove Mannan from the challenge list during the meeting and staff indicated they would verify documents and handle the record change that day.

Keisha Harris said she had been moving between addresses at the time her record showed a P.O. box; she presented an updated driver's license and the department verified the residential address. The board voted to remove Harris from the challenge list.

During the hearing board members and legal counsel debated whether some challenge-notice letters provided adequate specificity. Legal counsel advised that challenge letters should state the particular reason (for example, \"USPS box,\" \"commercial address\" or \"nonexistent address\") to satisfy procedural-due-process concerns. Several board members said some of the letters contained only the word \"invalid\" and lacked the level of specificity that would clearly inform electors why they had been challenged.

Registration staff advised they had mailed two rounds of notices and had included a brochure explaining categories of \"invalid\" addresses; staff said the brochures and letters gave contact information for the department. Some board members nevertheless asked staff to reissue or clarify notices for a small set of electors whose letters did not specify the reason for the challenge.

The board voted to place multiple named voters in challenged status (the minutes list many names and categories, including USPS and UPS boxes, commercial addresses and non-existent addresses). The transcript records motions to place several groups of voters on the challenged list and a final motion to sustain challenges on the remaining list. The recorder's transcript shows the final motion passed after a voice vote.

No detailed roll-call vote counts were recorded in the public transcript for most motions; where votes were taken the chair and board members voiced \"aye\" for approval on individual removals. Staff said the remainder of the challenged elector hearings are scheduled for June 17.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fulton County Board of Registration & Elections Meeting - May 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Board of Registration and Elections held challenge hearings on more than two thousand flagged voter records and voted to place many on the challenged list while removing three individuals after providing identification or signing attestations.","taxTitle","Fulton County, Georgia","taxId",2952,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6563290,"Fulton County registration staff to run Palmetto municipal election; county to process about 300 Coweta voters",256,973000,1229000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3230821-44e9eeab2eb39b5dcbb72a84d784248b&start=973&end=1229","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3230821-44e9eeab2eb39b5dcbb72a84d784248b/thumbnail_973000.jpg","/articles/6563290/Fulton-County/Georgia/Fulton-County-registration-staff-to-run-Palmetto-municipal-election-county-to-process-about-300-Coweta-voters","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6563290-9ec8fc1370d6b48a45ff3c375155f8aa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195791&Signature=DxZcm95k7E14T1z0RiGQ5mBvh9bGl6xMTEI1Jut1-L7B88ropuw84B4GIRHP-DDt2plC-ZaIKyT2-B8WYwS2BTWeYEPT90Gxd5BwmUsg9HGbA-Rb4gD~miQdEhfCbr17ZeZJ6X3E8xkLo2700lMSoP1AUfCTpltiVcIcyhZOfbh0E~6BH4Jxd0-07FcKDj27HPzfH3jp1e7aq~u4sGalkNOXtGs6pSSp-XESwONOr8X5nQo-H4oqCxgIlqeXRQg-KMVqYWQr5OJpASXaw1c0AW57jTOvmLb0L9aEhJACJ3mY3hiGGxr4d8Mkql2sVqJg8cgUj8S1HkmaDuDetHKaPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Director Williams, speaking for the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections, told the Board of Registration and Elections on May 8 that the department will conduct the City of Palmetto’s upcoming municipal election and that roughly 300 Coweta County voters who live within the city will be processed at Palmetto City Hall.

\"We were asked by the city of Palmetto to also to conduct a municipal election, but then we need to also include the Coweta County voters,\" Director Williams said, explaining that portions of Palmetto lie in both Fulton and Coweta counties and that Coweta voters will be processed only for the municipal race while Coweta County will separately hold the Public Service Commission race for its voters.

Williams said there would be no additional cost to the City of Palmetto for the county administering its municipal election this year; staff will relocate a polling place from Palmetto Library to Palmetto City Hall to make voting more convenient. The department said it has ordered precinct cards on May 2 and expects to mail them by May 17, pending verification of the data file from the vendor (No Inc.).

Board members raised concerns about voter notice. Member Adams asked whether voters had been notified of the change; Williams and Registration Chief Glenn said the cards were ordered and mailing would proceed after the vendor provides the verified data listing. Glenn said the department also posts changes on My Voter Page and that signage is required at polling locations and would be used to notify voters of the change.

Williams said the department reviewed precinct consolidation and turnout patterns and that some changes to polling locations and precinct assignments will be permanent. The department reported a temporary reduction in the number of precincts for the June election with plans to return to a higher number by November if needed.

Board members asked for follow-up: they requested notification when precinct cards are mailed and an updated precinct list so members can confirm the changes. No formal board vote or budget action was recorded on this item.","Fulton County's registration director told the board the county will administer the City of Palmetto's municipal election and process about 300 voters who reside in Coweta County; staff said there will be no additional charge to Palmetto for this election and that precinct cards will be mailed before May 17.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6563295,"Public commenter promotes new federal election-integrity hotline and urges reporting of alleged irregularities",115,821000,936000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3230821-44e9eeab2eb39b5dcbb72a84d784248b&start=821&end=936","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3230821-44e9eeab2eb39b5dcbb72a84d784248b/thumbnail_821000.jpg","/articles/6563295/Fulton-County/Georgia/Public-commenter-promotes-new-federal-election-integrity-hotline-and-urges-reporting-of-alleged-irregularities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6563295-a843eb91111c7805a704a7c39575f7e9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195791&Signature=ADuW1NHSR8Yq~EDnn0VUoJTXaIl~y~~whaYEzgCDjN-MPUGr9F6NTfqKExj5xQ8bOUkaiQg7l4cIdBaoys17mNLQdB~oqvAKXg-ZE2iO4HhYXP1YHXlbWTdCyD1ek3vRvEcyK49F0pVcS6Ww4khSY-la6Sj7jufzPZJNVMECUmSrZcYKcSi7faBhlwc3CQJPpZ8QNk7P2y7KDhod6Gm3VHeDQBBtMwsY1T11PV4MB4WAzYuUdnz-xRyps6Fv7SLkao1B5rGDZgAToJltgF0DY1pUNsRQY8WCR62NfwJ~knvXCbyZJd6amBQeWiZDQOOSYeiqwMLh7nycLfszZkGQfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A public commenter, identified at the meeting as Maria Gaudio, told the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections on May 8 about a new federal hotline for reporting suspected election irregularities and urged listeners to report concerns to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

\"They are implementing the President's March 20 fifth, 20 25 Executive Order concerning elections,\" Gaudio said, asking listeners to call a hotline she identified as (888) 636-6595. She described the task force as a joint effort by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Attorney's Office and said it would target issues involving voter rolls and alleged election crimes.

Gaudio listed types of conduct she said should be reported, including requests to alter reports, tampering with evidence, withholding voter lists and after-hours activities at election offices. She repeated the hotline number and said the U.S. Attorney's Office had taken over calls at that line.

No board action or staff response to the hotline announcement was recorded in the meeting minutes. Gaudio's remarks took place during the communications and public comments segment and were presented as public information and an appeal to members of the public to report alleged wrongdoing.","A resident encouraged Fulton County residents to report suspected election irregularities to a new hotline linked to a federal Voter Integrity Task Force and referenced a presidential executive order.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6563299,"Fulton County poll worker urges board to take poll-worker training, outlines absentee-ballot surrender process",68,698000,766000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3230821-44e9eeab2eb39b5dcbb72a84d784248b&start=698&end=766","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3230821-44e9eeab2eb39b5dcbb72a84d784248b/thumbnail_698000.jpg","/articles/6563299/Fulton-County/Georgia/Fulton-County-poll-worker-urges-board-to-take-poll-worker-training-outlines-absentee-ballot-surrender-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6563299-770bd77fa0c3eea888559f7f1d502393/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195791&Signature=YXv3mqNUI-ns4Wdp9RuZ4-Uec6Oy4JBdThcH9IUPK2TEvYVOdij1Kg-liUWJfmVsaesnH5gkFV-sspK8dg5TYLtKplWGk377SghDutv5y9nzLrGK1IpIHeZJ4dYKAKrsMcn2ef~VsugXgF9EcOMGt7S5roIEcBgaj4uvCf9IIEzRCgkOhVol04EpHoM-o0NTIepEUMlzs4K19sbaVxykJ3F0TzswLWr1AsHz3VYQixwPwR-Vz8dH0wJhJSCBLNaTpqgf2F9fnX5IInylsYZV~BRQXCMHd4~nZX87m0jbjBeB3lpwNy6lZ3t4xXjuGNQF4Z~KRfckVpaC4Rop3Qx1nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ralph O'Connor, a Fulton County voter and election day poll clerk, urged the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections on May 8 to have new board members participate in the same poll-worker training given to precinct staff.

\"My recommendation is the board consider having new members participate new board members participate in the poll worker training so they can see the steps Fulton County takes to ensure secure and fair elections,\" O'Connor said during the meeting's public-comment period.

O'Connor, who said he has been a poll clerk for more than three years, described the training poll workers receive, including a four-hour hands-on course with poll pads and voting machine hardware and a 69-page manual with a multiple-choice test. He also described procedures used at polling places when a voter requests to redo their ballot: canceling check-in, spoiling a paper ballot if one has already been printed, and having a manager enter a code in the poll pad to regenerate a voting card so the voter can cast a replacement ballot.

O'Connor also recommended a voter-notification practice related to absentee ballots. \"If they have an absentee ballot that they have not mailed back and they decide to vote in person, please bring that to your polling place. You cannot cast the ballot, but they can surrender it, and it gets voided,\" he said, describing the manager's role in voiding a surrendered absentee ballot.

The board did not take formal action on O'Connor's recommendation during the meeting. The comment came during the communications and public comments portion of the agenda before the board moved into its operations and challenge-hearing items.

The remarks were part of routine public comment; no staff presentation or policy change was proposed during the meeting.

A follow-up request for training for board members or written guidance on absentee-ballot surrender procedures was not recorded as an item on the meeting agenda.","A longtime Fulton County poll worker urged the Board of Registration and Elections to require new board members to attend poll-worker training and described the county’s process for handling absentee ballots surrendered at polling places.","actionData","errors"]

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