ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican-controlled State Election Board plans to take a step Wednesday toward a possible eventual takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county that critics argue could open elections up to political interference. GOP lawmakers last month asked the state board to appoint a performance review panel to investigate Fulton County’s handling of elections. In Fulton County, that’s the county board of registration and elections. During that preliminary hearing, the State Election Board is to decide whether the matter should be dismissed or whether it should proceed to a full hearing. The state board could suspend the county board if it finds evidence county officials violated state election law or rules three times since 2018 and have not fixed violations.

Source: thestar August 18, 2021 05:03 UTC