Investigation Panel Disapproves Georgia’s Takeover of Fulton County’s Elections

Georgia is not recommended to take over Fulton County’s elections, a panel appointed by the State Election Board said.
The panel observed substantial improvements in Fulton County elections and identified several areas for further improvements.
It’s not recommended for the state of Georgia to replace the Fulton County Election Board, the panel concluded.
“Replacing the board would not be helpful and would in fact hinder the ongoing improvements to Fulton County elections,” the Performance Review Board said in a report (pdf) on Friday.
The report was first obtained by Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gives an update on the state of the election and ballot count during a news conference at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 6, 2020. (Dustin Chambers/Reuters)
Fulton County—where most of  Atlanta city is located and one of every ten voters of Georgia lives—is known for election-related issues. After its chaotic primary election in June 2020, the State Election Board was pressed to appoint Seven Hills Strategies, a consulting company, to review the elections in Fulton County….}