Fulton County goes to court to demand return of ballots seized by FBI

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The “constitution is at stake in this fight,” a county commissioner says.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/04/georgia-fulton-county-2020-election-records

Officials in Georgia filed a court challenge Wednesday seeking the return of scores of election records seized by federal agents last week from a warehouse in Fulton County, which has been central to right-wing conspiracy theories about President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election.

Robb Pitts, chairman of the Fulton County board of commissioners, vowed county officials would use “every resource” to secure ballots and other material and cast the court fight as part of a broader effort to ensure the future of independent elections.

The county’s motion, which was filed under seal in federal court in Atlanta also asked the judge to unseal the investigative affidavit that agents submitted to secure their search warrant, Pitts said.

“Our very constitution is at stake in this fight,” he said at a news conference, adding later: “This case is not only about Fulton County. It’s about elections across Georgia and across the nation.”.....

Though the details of their court filing Wednesday remain sealed, county leaders have said they want to retrieve the records taken by the Trump administration and forensically audit the documents.

“To some extent, it’s almost too late at this point because the chain of custody has been broken,” Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. said Monday. “They could add 11,000 records or lose 11,000 records … and we don’t have any way to counter any false narrative they come up with.”

The fact that this lawsuit was filed under seal is interesting.

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1. K&R - since KRASNOV implicitly cedes that local elections aren't "Federalized," solid case?

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2. Georgia's Fulton County demands return of ballots seized by FBI: new filing

The fact that this lawsuit was filed under seal is interesting. This will be a fun case to follow

Georgia's Fulton County demands return of ballots seized by FBI: new filing

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https://www.rawstory.com/fulton-county-2675082219

Georgia's Fulton County has filed a motion seeking the return of 2020 election ballots seized by the FBI, state election officials said Wednesday.

The motion has requested that the FBI return the records and ballots it took last week during a raid at a the county's election center warehouse, according to MS NOW.

The motion was under a seal and the details were not immediately released, MS NOW's Josh Einiger reported.

A county commission hearing was underway Wednesday and more details about the motion were expected to be revealed during an upcoming press conference, he added.

"Writ large, the big challenge for Fulton County is just to figure out how to get those ballots back," Einiger said. "Again, 700 boxes of ballots and other related documents seized by the FBI last week as part of this apparent wide-ranging investigation, although no one in Fulton County really can say for sure who or what is the actual target of this investigation. The biggest concern, Ana, though for election officials in Fulton County and the Fulton County Commission is that they could somehow in all this lose control of their voting systems as the midterms are just around the corner and of course, the next general election in 2028."

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3. BREAKING: Fulton County files motion seeking return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI.

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