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Fulton County Did Not Illegally Certify 300k Ballots

“Did Fulton county illegally certify over 300,000 ballots?”
Claim is false
Confidence: High Checked on May 14, 2026

Summary

Fulton County acknowledged that about 315,000 early‑voting tabulator tapes lacked the required poll‑worker signatures, an administrative oversight rather than illegal certification. No evidence shows the ballots were fraudulent or that the certification violated the law, and the election results have been upheld.

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  • U.S. Justice Department sues Fulton County officials over 2020 election voter data - CBS Atlanta

    The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Atlanta, accuses the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections and Clerk of Courts Che Alexander of failing to comply with a subpoena sent to the county in October. The subpoena requested "all used and void ballots, stubs of all ballots, signature envelopes, and corresponding envelope digital files from the 2020 General Election in Fulton County," the lawsuit reads.

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  • Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows ‘callous disregard’ for constitutional rights - POLITICO

    Without providing evidence, President Donald Trump has long complained that fraud led to his loss in Georgia in 2020. In a phone call shortly after the election, he famously but unsuccessfully implored state officials to “find” about 11,800 ballots so that he could be declared the winner. More recently, Republicans have complained that Fulton County computer files are missing images corresponding to thousands of physical ballots, but county officials have countered that recounts and court challenges verified the vote tallies there and that the law at the time did not require keeping the computer scans.

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