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Fulton election board votes to fire its election director but unclear if it has authority to do so [Atlanta]
https://www.wsbtv.com ^ | By: Justin Gray, WSB-TV Updated: February 16, 2021 - 5:52 PM

Posted on 02/17/2021 6:41:24 AM PST by Red Badger

After a year of national attention and controversy surrounding elections, the Fulton County election director was fired on Tuesday. Or maybe not.

The Fulton County Registration and Elections Board voted 3-2 to fire election director Richard Barron during a public session meeting Tuesday.

Barron has led Fulton’s elections since 2013 and the board originally voted to fire him during a closed-door meeting last week. It was later decided the vote was not binding because it didn’t happen in a public setting.

Content Continues Below Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts told Channel 2 investigator reporter Justin Gray that it’s unclear if the election board has the power to fire Barron. without the approval of the county commission.

“Actually it’s sort of the beginning rather than the end. I guess I’m sort of classifying or characterizing it as uncharted territory,” Pitts said.

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Fulton County Election board votes 3-2 in public session to fire Election Director Rick Barron.

— Justin Gray (@JustinGrayWSB) February 16, 2021 TRENDING STORIES:

Tornado causes damage in Georgia city Rayshard Brooks widow, tased college students meet with Fulton DA Stress, anxiety, depression some of the long-term effects pandemic is having on kids, doctors say Fulton County received national attention during the 2020 election from the long lines to vote in June to former President Donald Trump’s unfounded fraud allegations in November.

Fulton County faced criticism for how it handled absentee ballots and for problems with hours long waits in the primary.

But the county also earned praise for turning State Farm Arena and later Mercedes-Benz Stadium Stadium into massive early voting sites.

Election department employees sent a letter in support of Barron.

In a statement released Tuesday, Fulton County commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman said she “wholeheartedly disagrees” with the election board’s recommendation.

“If the recommendation reaches the Board of Commissioners (BOC), I will not vote to uphold their request that BOC terminate Mr. Barron. It appears Republicans are not happy that so many Fulton County residents legally voted in November and January—electing Democrats,” she said.

The Fulton County Commission is expected to take the matter up themselves and vote on whether they accept or reject the firing at a meeting Wednesday morning.


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1 posted on 02/17/2021 6:41:24 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
So maybe...JUST MAYBE...the President was right about massive voter fraud in Georgia!

...both in November 2020 and January 2021,

2 posted on 02/17/2021 6:44:41 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: Red Badger

Anyone in the Fulton vote structure, from board of elections to custodian, should be fired.


3 posted on 02/17/2021 6:49:16 AM PST by lurk ( )
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To: Red Badger

They will have to ask Abrams if it is ok to fire her crook.


4 posted on 02/17/2021 6:50:40 AM PST by DOC44
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To: Red Badger

That’s a start, now the State of Georgia needs to terminate and incarcerate the criminals Raffensperger and Kemp!


5 posted on 02/17/2021 6:50:45 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction". It is dying on Our Watch.)
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To: Red Badger; All

REVIEW THOSE GEORGIA SENATE ELECTION RESULTS

There were a series of fraudulent voting charges here. Were they enforced and corrected before this election took place ? If they weren’t is not a review called for ?
If the Georgia Secretary of State is in charge of voting he has the responsibility of enforcing the state’s regulations as to who votes. And eliminate those from voter lists who don’t qualify.

Assign prosecutors to personally canvass and investigate. Check if military actually voted by asking them. Identify all voters by checking on legal age their residency and citizenship. If found they do not qualify charge Illegals including state visitors known as snowbirds also include any technical computer fraudulent Italian programming testimony when presenting to the court and get these election results tossed.

LINKED HERE ARE REASONS WHY THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3927647/posts#28
The claim is 90% of the military vote went for Biden
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3924076/posts#30
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3923435/posts#21
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3923157/posts#10
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3922715/posts#18
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923312/posts#11


6 posted on 02/17/2021 8:11:17 AM PST by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
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