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Fulton County board delays decision after challenger cites out‑of‑state voting evidence
Summary
A local voter filed a challenge to 23 registrations, arguing many county electors voted in North Carolina; the board heard testimony, staff rebutted some claims, and the panel agreed to seek legal guidance and rehear the challenges in March.
Earl Ferguson, a longtime Fulton County registered voter, presented a formal challenge on Feb. 13 asserting that 23 registered electors ought to be removed from Fulton County voter rolls because, he said, many had cast ballots in North Carolina.
Ferguson told the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections that he rechecked a prior challenge list and found “1,475 of these individuals … voted last year in the federal election” in North Carolina; he said he submitted a shorter sample list of 23 for the board’s hearing. “The right to vote is a fundamental right of citizenships,” Ferguson said while arguing that Georgia law treats a person who votes in another state as having…
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