
Georgia Republicans inch closer to a takeover of elections in state's largest county
CNN
Republican lawmakers are seeking a state-led performance review of election officials in Fulton County, exercising new powers granted by a controversial new election law in Georgia.
A letter sent Friday to the State Board of Elections and signed by Georgia Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones and four other Republican members of the Georgia House said the review is needed "to assure voter confidence in our elections and help to rectify elections process deficiencies in a county representing 10% of the state's population." A group of Republican senators from the county sent their own letter seeking a review earlier this week, as first reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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