{"id":138249,"date":"2021-02-16T11:04:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=138249"},"modified":"2021-02-16T16:43:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T21:43:20","slug":"fulton-county-ga-elections-board-director-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-ga-elections-board-director-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulton County, Ga. elections board director fired"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffulton-county-ga-elections-board-director-fired%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=138249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2373787\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373787\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2373787 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/RICHARD-656x437.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Fulton County Ga. election chief Richard Barron listens during a press conference as the presidential recount gets under way Wednesday morning, Nov. 25, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. (Photo: Ben Gray, AP)\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2373787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 Fulton County Ga. election chief Richard Barron listened during a press conference Nov. 25, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. (Photo by Ben Gray, AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:40 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, February 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections voted 3-2 to to oust elections director Richard Barron for his handling of the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Fulton County Elections Director Richard Barron has just been fired.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton County Elections Board cites Richard Barron&#8217;s handling of the 2020 election along with the firing of a whistleblower.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OANN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chanel Rion OAN (@ChanelRion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChanelRion\/status\/1361706103084580865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The county experienced a slew of issues during last year\u2019s election cycle, including long lines, problems with voting equipment and absentee ballot delays. Barron faced criticism from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over delays caused by technical problems and staffing issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese errors and inefficiencies waste taxpayer dollars,\u201d Dr. Kathleen Ruth of the Fulton County Board of Directors said. \u201cThe department needs new leadership to take Fulton to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton County came under fire in November, after President Trump\u2019s legal team accused the county of ballot dumping. This came after surveillance footage at the State Farm Arena caught election officials pulling four plastic bins from underneath desks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficials egregiously violated state laws in order to solicit, facilitate, and promote cheating and theft on a scale never seen before,\u201d President Trump stated. \u201cThese crooked and incompetent officials suspended signature verification.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Questions remain on whether the election board has the authority to remove Barron. The county\u2019s legal counsel is set to review the case.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/n-c-gop-chair-denies-canceling-burr-over-impeachment-vote\/\">N.C. GOP Chair Denies Canceling Sen. 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