RNC Sues Fulton County Elections Director for Excluding Qualified Republications from Election Staff
Among the county’s 804 electoral staff, just 15 Republicans have been selected by Fulton County's director of elections
Fulton County, Georgia’s director of elections is alleged to have deliberately excluded qualified Republican candidates from the county’s electoral staff, according to a new lawsuit.
The Republican National Committee, Georgia Republican Party and Fulton County Republican Party allege Nadine Williams chose not to employ Republicans when selecting hundreds of poll workers.
Among the county’s 804 electoral staff, just 15 Republicans have been selected.
The lawsuit, which has been filed in Fulton County Superior Court, aims to secure an emergency writ of mandamus and the appointment of more Republicans.
Georgia law allows political parties to submit lists of qualified poll workers, and election officials are required to ensure that political parties are fairly represented in polling places.
The RNC and the other plaintiffs claim their list was ignored by Williams. Just six of 62 qualified Republicans on that list were hired, and of the 45 Republicans who applied for early-voting positions, only nine were hired.
Williams is alleged to have used external staffing agencies Dover Staffing and Abacus Corporation to fill the hundreds of positions required for the county, which the plaintiffs allege is a clear violation of voting law in the state.