The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has issued a formal demand to the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections, ordering officials to present all election records responsive to a recent subpoena from the Georgia State Election Board.
In a letter signed by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the DOJ directed Chairperson Sheri Allen and Elections Director Nadine Williams to make available, “in its entirety and most original form,” all records related to the subpoena for inspection and reproduction. The request was made under the Civil Rights Act of 1960, which authorizes the Attorney General to review and copy preserved election materials.
“The purpose of this request,” the letter states, “is to ascertain Georgia’s compliance with various provisions of the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act,” including standards governing election technology and administration.
Dhillon cited a July 30, 2025 resolution from Georgia’s State Election Board, which invited the Justice Department’s assistance in ensuring transparency, as well as a November 7, 2024 SEB letter referencing “unexplained anomalies in vote tabulation and storage related to the 2020 election.”
The Civil Rights Division also referenced correspondence from transparency advocates sent on August 1, 2025, alleging “multiple instances of government obstruction” of record requests for ballot scans, signature verification data, and metadata.
The DOJ has given Fulton County 15 days to comply and directed that all individuals or organizations with access to the records be notified. Materials are to be transmitted securely via encrypted email or the Department’s file-sharing platform.
The letter concludes with a reminder that the request constitutes a “federal statutory demand,” underscoring the department’s intent to enforce transparency and adherence to federal election laws in Georgia.
Read the Letter from Dhillon here.
