Georgia’s State Election Board voted Wednesday to escalate a renewed inquiry into the 2020 presidential election, requesting intervention from President Trump’s Department of Justice and approving new efforts to obtain documents from Fulton County.
The board voted 3-2 to pursue voter lists, chain-of-custody forms, ballot images, scanner records, and security documentation tied to the 2020 recount. The resolution directs the secretary of state and attorney general to work with federal authorities, including the DOJ, to obtain the outstanding records.
Democratic appointee Sarah Tindall Ghazal and board chairman John Fervier opposed the resolution. Fervier, appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp, argued the case was already resolved when the board reprimanded Fulton County in May 2024 for double-scanning over 3,000 ballots.
Janice Johnston, the GOP appointee who proposed the resolution, said the investigation remains open because Fulton has not complied with a November 2024 subpoena. “This case is not closed. It is not dismissed,” Johnston said. “Not a single document has been presented to this board.”
Before passing the resolution, the board’s Republican majority also moved to reduce Fervier’s authority. They shifted power over personnel, job postings, and scheduling to the new executive director, John Mills. Mills’ assistant, Hope Coan, was hired last week. She is the wife of the board’s former executive director Mike Coan, who frequently clashed with Fervier.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
