"Receipts from early voting are being brought out during election night at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operation Center on November 5, 2024, in Fairburn, Georgia. Megan Varner / Getty Images Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news - make a quick donation to Truthout today! When the FBI raided a Fulton County, Georgia, elections hub on January 28, it removed some 700 boxes of records from the 2020 election, including all physical ballots. My ballot was among them."
"Over half a million registered voters cast their ballots in the 2024 election. Just under 72 percent of Fulton County votes went to Kamala Harris, while 27 percent went to Trump. (Trump's 2024 performance slightly improved from 2020.) Fulton County's majority-Democratic votes, in addition to the votes from other Democratically leaning metro Atlanta counties, are a big reason why Georgia remains a battleground state."
"I've been a Fulton County voter for 18 years. Over the last five years, I've witnessed Donald Trump weaponize his 2020 presidential election defeat against Georgia voters, especially Fulton County voters, despite winning the 2024 election. Unless a judge can force the return of the ballots, and Georgia Republican state leaders fight to protect our votes, this latest catastrophe will dampen voter confidence, depress turnout, and imperil future election outcomes."
An FBI raid on a Fulton County elections hub removed approximately 700 boxes of records from the 2020 election, including all physical ballots and at least one voter’s ballot. Fulton County has over half a million registered voters and leans strongly Democratic; just under 72 percent of county votes went to Kamala Harris and 27 percent to Trump in 2024. Donald Trump has used his 2020 defeat to target Georgia voters, particularly in Fulton County. Without judicial action to return the ballots and protective measures from state leaders, the removal could erode voter confidence, depress turnout, and threaten future election outcomes.
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