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Fulton County rejects absentee‑ballot printing bid after debate over local vendor preference; commissioners direct rebid
Summary
Fulton County commissioners unanimously rejected all bids for absentee‑ballot printing after objections about awarding the work to an out‑of‑state printer and directed purchasing staff to rebid the contract on an expedited schedule.
Fulton County commissioners unanimously voted on April 16 to reject all bids for the county’s absentee ballot printing contract after public comment, departmental staff and several commissioners raised concerns about awarding the work to an out‑of‑state vendor rather than a local company.
Why it matters: The county’s Elections Division is preparing for the June elections and asked for a contract to print absentee ballots and related materials. Commissioners and public commenters said awarding the contract to a vendor based in Albany, New York, raised chain‑of‑custody,…
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