{"id":2299349,"date":"2024-07-18T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-integrity-minded-majority-at-helm-of-ga-elections-board\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T12:30:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T16:30:58","slug":"majority-of-ga-elections-board-prioritizes-election-integrity-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-ga-elections-board-prioritizes-election-integrity-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of GA Elections Board prioritizes election integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fmajority-of-ga-elections-board-prioritizes-election-integrity-2%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=2299349&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--><p>Georgians concerned about election integrity have criticized the State Election Board (SEB) in Georgia for \u200cnot addressing issues in the 2020 elections. The board has significant power in Georgia&#8217;s elections and has been accused of not decisively handling integrity concerns. Recent changes in the board&#8217;s composition suggest a shift in control. At a\u2063 recent meeting,\u2062 a new member replaced a former member who resigned due to conflicts of interest. The board discussed reconsidering\u2063 a\u2063 case involving misconduct in Fulton County but ultimately decided to \u2063postpone the issue to a later meeting. \u200bActivists raised concerns about voter qualification challenges and \u2062access \u200bto election records. The new board makeup may bring changes to how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kraken-released-attorney-sidney-powell-files-104-page-bombshell-complaint-of-massive-fraud-in-georgia-election-update-michigan-too\/\" title=\"BREAKING: KRAKEN RELEASED! Attorney Sidney Powell Files 104 Page BOMBSHELL COMPLAINT of Massive Fraud in Georgia Election - Update: Michigan too\">county election boards<\/a> handle election processes and \u2063results. the recent developments in the\u200b State Election Board signal a potential shift in addressing election \u200cintegrity issues in Georgia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Georgians who care about election integrity have criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.ga.gov\/page\/about-state-election-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Election Board<\/a> (SEB) for failing to right the problems that were on display in Georgia&rsquo;s elections in 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.ga.gov\/page\/about-state-election-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tasked<\/a> with &ldquo;Investigating the administration of elections and frauds&rdquo; and &ldquo;Developing rules and regulations about what constitutes&rdquo; a legal vote, among other things, the board has a great deal of power in Georgia&rsquo;s elections.<\/p>\n<p>Until recently, the board has shown a lack of enthusiasm for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-ga-elections-board-prioritizes-election-integrity\/\" title=\"Majority of GA Elections Board prioritizes election integrity\">decisively addressing election integrity concerns &#038;mdash<\/a>; but now control of the board appears to be shifting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the board convened on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/0pV5vn9oVxI?si=_zy9-iKZu9h9Vltw\">July 9<\/a>, a new member, Janelle King, sat in the seat formerly held by Ed Lindsey. Lindsey, appointed by Georgia&rsquo;s GOP House in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/20\/marred-by-lobbying-conflicts-georgia-election-board-member-resigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stepped down<\/a> in May, months after it was revealed he had lobbied on behalf of DeKalb and Cobb Counties but failed to recuse himself from ruling on cases involving those counties. Lindsey was also part of the board&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/09\/board-refuses-to-have-fulton-county-investigated-for-double-scanning-3000-ballots-in-2020-recount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decision<\/a> not to refer scandal-plagued Fulton County for investigation after the county double-scanned thousands of ballots in its 2020 recount. And in February of this year, the board <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiarecorder.com\/2024\/02\/13\/no-excuse-absentee-voting-in-georgia-survives-a-state-election-board-vote-to-end-it\/\">voted<\/a> in favor of no-excuse absentee voting &mdash; a practice many election experts view as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/08\/media-tacitly-admit-mail-in-balloting-is-not-as-secure-and-reliable-as-they-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insecure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The board is <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.ga.gov\/page\/about-state-election-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comprised<\/a> of one appointee each from the State House, State Senate, the Democratic Party, and the Republican Party, with the chairman appointed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_Kemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">governor<\/a>. Now that Lindsey is gone, the board includes Democratic Party appointee <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiademocrat.org\/democratic-party-of-georgia-nominates-sara-tindall-ghazal-for-state-election-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sarah Tindall Ghazal<\/a>, outspoken election integrity advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/republicans-pick-fulton-elections-critic-for-state-election-board\/FW7BG37G7ZHQZIQU364GGPVA5Y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Janice Johnston<\/a>, former <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rick-jeffares-georgia-state-election-board-0426b6a5251331ba1704465b7600abe3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senator Rick Jeffares<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/person\/k\/janelle-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Janelle King<\/a>, and chairman and former Waffle House executive <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.georgia.gov\/press-releases\/2024-01-05\/gov-kemp-appoints-state-elections-board-chair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Fervier<\/a>. Ghazal is the Democrats&rsquo; appointee, while Johnston and Jeffares tend to fall on the side of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-j6-show-trial-is-lying-about-election-fraud\/\" title=\"The J6 Show Trial Is Lying About Election \u2018Fraud\u2019\">election integrity advocates<\/a>. Fervier, whom some activists suspect to be allied with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, often voted with Ghazal and Lindsey. King appears to align with Johnston and Jeffares.<\/p>\n<h2>Reexamining <strong>Fulton County Elections<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the July 9 meeting, Johnston moved to reconsider an explosive case previously <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiarecorder.com\/2024\/05\/07\/georgia-oversight-panel-ruminates-on-2020-election-hiccups-as-2024-showdowns-loom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adjudicated<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/M6QLSEfbO7w?si=fYeVxoACZiAjOq3y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May 2024 meeting<\/a> where the board found 2020 election <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/09\/board-refuses-to-have-fulton-county-investigated-for-double-scanning-3000-ballots-in-2020-recount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">misconduct<\/a> in Fulton County. The board had voted to reprimand the county and appoint a monitor for the 2024 election, at Fulton&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/fulton-backs-plan-to-bring-in-experts-to-oversee-2024-elections\/VYIIIONJFVB7HLSGFF7IJXTUDE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expense<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fervier immediately ruled Johnston&rsquo;s motion &ldquo;out of order,&rdquo; but after Johnston appealed this decision of the chair, Fervier made a motion for the board to &ldquo;retire to executive session&rdquo; to discuss the matter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a withering criticism of the call to retire to executive session, Johnston <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/0pV5vn9oVxI?si=psOu3FSHQgX-1QqU&amp;t=1264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demanded<\/a> &ldquo;a complete investigation&rdquo; of the problems with Fulton County&rsquo;s election administration in 2020. Just appointing a monitor without further investigation was not enough, Johnston argued, because &ldquo;there is not sufficient evidence from the investigation to date to identify what needs to be monitored in the 2024 general election.&rdquo; Nevertheless, three out of the five members motioned to &ldquo;adjourn to executive session.&rdquo; The members retired over shouts of objection from the crowd.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Later in the meeting, the board ultimately voted to move the issue to the August meeting, a decision which outraged some onlookers, who by then had apparently grown numerous enough to need an overflow room.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>Photo by Tamara Favorito<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Voter Qualification Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Activists at the July 9 meeting repeatedly raised concerns about people on Georgia&rsquo;s voter rolls who appear to not be legally qualified to vote. With elected Georgia Republicans like Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/24\/brad-raffensperger-goes-after-residency-fraud-when-it-takes-down-another-elected-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">denial<\/a> of some of those issues, and many, if not most, county boards refusing to accept and investigate challenges to those voters, the apparent sea change on the board is a very notable development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/0pV5vn9oVxI?si=6kCOrc7xrFx-_OfC&amp;t=7543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lucia Frazier<\/a> from Fulton County cited issues with &ldquo;over 10,000 duplicate registrations&rdquo; submitted in 2022, and with registrations at commercial addresses. Her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/0pV5vn9oVxI?si=LJOHu98d3Ib_Fuij&amp;t=7842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jason Frazier<\/a> expressed concerns over recent fee increases that make voter data harder to access. He also detailed a recent effort by Forsyth County voters in which their challenge to voters who appeared to have moved and registered in another state was rejected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/0pV5vn9oVxI?si=gICuPqPDObyKsg6o&amp;t=7684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earl Ferguson<\/a> from Fulton County expressed concerns over the December 2023 rejection of a similar challenge he filed after his 2020 challenge on the same grounds had been accepted.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Their frustration was emblematic of the growing divide between challengers and county boards of elections. Many routinely reject most challenges, on arguably bogus grounds, even when challengers have done all they can to comply with statutory requirements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Georgians have called for guidance on the handling and administration of those challenges from the board.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rule Change<\/strong> to Ensure Record Access for County Election Boards<\/h2>\n<p>The board&rsquo;s new makeup is also good news for Georgians who believe county election boards have a <a href=\"https:\/\/codes.findlaw.com\/ga\/title-21-elections\/ga-code-sect-21-2-70\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">duty<\/a> to thoughtfully examine election processes and results before <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/08\/democrats-media-allies-pressure-georgia-election-officials-to-blindly-certify-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">certifying<\/a> them, rather than giving results a rubber-stamp. County board members who seek election records to inform this due diligence have been <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/07\/07\/josh-findlay-it-is-time-to-end-sloppy-election-processes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">frustrated<\/a> by county registrars who have either refused to provide access to records or had the nerve to demand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/0pV5vn9oVxI?t=21150s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">payment<\/a> from members of their own boards of elections for open records requests.<\/p>\n<p>Aiming to resolve that conflict at last week&rsquo;s meeting, Cobb County GOP Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/0pV5vn9oVxI?si=H4cSGbErFmN1nJSF&amp;t=18410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salleigh Grubbs<\/a> proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.ga.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/forms\/Petition%20-%20Grubbs_Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rule<\/a> change that ensures such access. After back and forth with the board and a few <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v56t4yl-best-moments-of-salleigh-grubbs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exchanges<\/a> with Chairman Fervier, Grubbs&rsquo; motion prevailed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>An &lsquo;Election Integrity Minded Majority&rsquo;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The meeting was not concluded on July 9 and was scheduled to finish the following day, but was unexpectedly postponed that morning, in what Georgia GOP chair Josh McKoon <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joshmckoon\/status\/1813028591740842223?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> a &ldquo;unilateral, illegal action by the Chairman.&rdquo; A hastily scheduled conclusion was then set for <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v56q7sx-state-election-board-july-12-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Friday, July 12<\/a> at 4 pm. Ghazal and Fervier did not attend, prompting <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m_EDaDPbr5w?si=Dpza3Bq_w_HgSEZW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fury<\/a> from leftists horrified to see the meeting led by the board&rsquo;s three conservatives, who approved a rule change expanding the access of <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v56q7sx-state-election-board-july-12-2024.html?start=743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poll watchers<\/a> and one that would require the posting of the number of voters in each county each day of voting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats are upset because after YEARS of being able to direct the course of the State Elections Board we have an election integrity minded majority that wants to address the very real election confidence concerns of many Georgians,&rdquo; McKoon wrote.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Mark Davis is president of Data Productions, Inc., and has been working with voter data since 1986. He has been qualified and admitted to testify as an expert witness on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-committee-ignores-clear-evidence-of-mass-illegal-voting-systematically-broken-election-laws\/\" title=\"Jan. 6 Committee Ignores Clear Evidence Of Mass Illegal Voting, Systematically Broken Election Laws\">voter data analytics<\/a> and residency issues in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-only-goes-after-elected-republicans-election-fraud\/\" title=\"Georgia Only Goes After Elected Republicans&#039; Election Fraud\">court cases involving disputed elections<\/a> five times over the last 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgians concerned about election integrity have criticized the State Election Board (SEB) for not addressing the issues seen in Georgia&#8217;s 2020 elections. The board, responsible for investigating election administration and fraud, has significant power in Georgia&#8217;s elections. Recently, there has been a shift in control of the board. A new member, Janelle King, replaced Ed Lindsey, who resigned after conflicts of interest were revealed. The board now includes members who are more aligned with election integrity advocates. At a recent meeting, there was a debate over reexamining election misconduct in Fulton County and challenges to voter qualifications. The board also passed a rule change to ensure county election boards have access to election records. The meeting was unexpectedly postponed, leading to criticism from some members. Overall, there is a growing focus on election integrity among the board members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2711,"featured_media":2299350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-7-18-24-at-10.13%E2%80%AFAM-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[6571,4977,6983,4351],"class_list":["post-2299349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-elections","tag-georgia","tag-integrity","tag-voting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-7-18-24-at-10.13%E2%80%AFAM-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2711"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}