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Fulton elections board debates written legal opinions and members’ access to documents; motions fail
Summary
At its Jan. 8, 2026 meeting the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections debated whether to require written legal opinions and whether the board may restrict members’ access to election materials. Two motions to seek a written opinion or require a vote failed for lack of a second.
At its Jan. 8 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections debated whether the board should require written legal opinions and whether the board may vote to limit what members can see in election documents.
Member Adams moved that the board obtain a written legal opinion addressing two questions: whether the board has authority to restrict how members access election documents and whether an individual member must secure a board vote to request a legal opinion. "I make the motion that we ask for a written legal opinion as to whether we can restrict what we can see and how we can see it," Adams said during…
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