{"id":141552,"date":"2021-02-17T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=141552"},"modified":"2021-02-17T12:58:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:58:32","slug":"fulton-county-election-board-votes-to-fire-election-director-after-2020-dysfunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-election-board-votes-to-fire-election-director-after-2020-dysfunction\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulton County Election Board Votes To Fire Election Director After 2020 \u2018Dysfunction\u2019"},"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\">24<\/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-election-board-votes-to-fire-election-director-after-2020-dysfunction%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=141552&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Fulton-County.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The elections board in Fulton County, Georgia, voted to fire the county\u2019s election manager in a bipartisan vote Tuesday following the 2020 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The county\u2019s board of registration and elections voted 3-2 to remove election director Rick Barron after he oversaw a series of missteps and controversies during the 2020 election. The board voted against the wishes of many on Barron\u2019s staff, who wrote a letter to the board defending Barron prior to the vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person who is responsible for our success, the County\u2019s success amid all of this, is current Director Richard Barron who has shown his ability to guide, motivate, steer and maintain the course of integrity, honesty, and fairness,\u201d the staff wrote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/fulton-board-fires-elections-director-after-voting-improvements\/\">WABE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Barron has not yet been removed from his position. According to attorneys for the election board, the county board of commissioners must approve the election board\u2019s decision to fire Barron before it is official. When the board of commissioners will consider whether to follow through on firing Barron is unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton County was the center of several nationally scrutinized errors and unfortunate events during the election, leading to allegations of election manipulation. The county has historically had trouble running smooth elections, prompting the state and county to agree that in 2020, Fulton County\u2019s ballot canvassing on election day would be independently monitored by a state-appointed supervisor.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton County earned a reproach from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in early December as his office prepared to release the results of a second state-wide recount of ballots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real issue is a Fulton County employee made several compounding errors,\u201d Raffensperger said at the time. \u201cInstead of following the procedures that my office and the vendor laid out, Fulton County once again cut corners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUs and our office, and I think the rest of the state, is getting a little tired of always having to wait on Fulton County and always having to put up with their dysfunction,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chair Rob Pitts defended Fulton County\u2019s performance throughout the election. It is unclear if Pitts sentiments concerning the election remain the same, or if he will back the election board\u2019s decision to fire Barron. At the time, Pitts allowed that Fulton County had some problems in carrying out its election duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you that beyond a shadow of a doubt there\u2019s been no instance of any unusual activity within Fulton County,\u201d Pitts added, denying allegations of voter fraud. \u201cHas there been a situation from time to time where there\u2019s an issue with technology? Yes. Has there been a situation from time to time where there may be human error? But as far as an orchestrated effort to manipulate votes in Fulton County, that\u2019s not the case. I have challenged anyone who has made those allegations to come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fulton-county-is-at-the-center-of-georgias-election-dysfunction-here-are-some-of-the-key-moments\">Fulton County Is At The Center Of Georgia\u2019s Election \u2018Dysfunction.\u2019 Here Are Some Of The Key Moments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The elections board in Fulton County, Georgia, voted to fire the county\u2019s election manager in a bipartisan vote Tuesday following the 2020 election cycle. 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