{"id":2345665,"date":"2024-09-25T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-election-board-to-investigate-8-counties\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:35:36","slug":"georgia-election-board-to-investigate-8-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-election-board-to-investigate-8-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Election Board To Investigate 8 Counties"},"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%2Fgeorgia-election-board-to-investigate-8-counties%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=2345665&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>The Georgia State \u2063Election Board (SEB) has initiated\u200b an investigation into eight counties, including Athens-Clarke \u200cand DeKalb, over allegations that they are\u2064 improperly dismissing challenges to voter eligibility. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-senator-raphael-warnock-under-investigation-for-voter-registration-misconduct-reports\/\" title=\"Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock Under Investigation For Voter Registration Misconduct: Reports\">board voted unanimously<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comer-calls-for-extreme-measures-in-standoff-with-fbi-over-biden-bribery-allegations\/\" title=\"Comer demands drastic action in FBI standoff over Biden bribery claims.\">investigate claims made<\/a> by \u200bthe DeKalb County Republican Party regarding &#8220;dirty&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">voter rolls<\/a>, which could disenfranchise \u200cvoters. \u200dChairwoman Marci McCarthy highlighted that numerous challenges, including those against around 5,000 voters with \u200cquestionable registrations, have been overlooked. The forthcoming report by the board&#8217;s executive\u2064 director, Mike Coan, is expected during their next meeting on October 8. This situation \u200brevolves around concerns of proper enforcement of election laws and the credibility of \u200cthe electoral process.  <\/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 class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2yz2AGLpU_k&amp;t=24754s\">  Georgia State Election Board \/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/25\/georgia-state-election-board-launches-investigation-into-eight-counties-over-voter-roll-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Georgia%20State%20Election%20Board%20Launches%20Investigation%20Into%20Eight%20Counties%20Over%20Voter%20Roll%20Challenges&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/25\/georgia-state-election-board-launches-investigation-into-eight-counties-over-voter-roll-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Georgia%20State%20Election%20Board%20Launches%20Investigation%20Into%20Eight%20Counties%20Over%20Voter%20Roll%20Challenges&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/25\/georgia-state-election-board-launches-investigation-into-eight-counties-over-voter-roll-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/25\/georgia-state-election-board-launches-investigation-into-eight-counties-over-voter-roll-challenges\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Georgia%20State%20Election%20Board%20Launches%20Investigation%20Into%20Eight%20Counties%20Over%20Voter%20Roll%20Challenges&amp;body=The%20DeKalb%20County%20Republican%20Party%20chairwoman%20old%20the%20board%20that%20voters%20are%20being%20\" disenfranchised by alleged dirty voter rolls. target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Georgia State Election Board (SEB) voted 3-0 Monday to investigate eight counties that are allegedly dismissing challenges to voter eligibility without conducting a proper investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat-appointed SEB member Sara Tindall Ghazal voted alongside Republican-appointed members Janelle King and Dr. Jan Johnston to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2yz2AGLpU_k&amp;t=24754s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">request the board&rsquo;s executive director<\/a>, Mike Coan, investigate whether Athens-Clarke, Bibb, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and Jackson counties are improperly dismissing challenges to thousands of voters&rsquo; eligibility. Coan is expected to deliver a report on his findings during the next board meeting, which is slated for October 8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-74acc5731a0087b729966e775f303276 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-74acc5731a0087b729966e775f303276\"><\/div>\n<p>Member Rick Jeffares was not present and therefore did not vote. Chairman John Fervier also did not vote.<\/p>\n<p>The board said it would invite county election officials to the October 8th meeting for further inquiry. <\/p>\n<p>DeKalb County Republican Party Chairwoman Marci McCarthy in particular alleged during Monday&rsquo;s meeting that the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections (BRE) has dismissed challenges to the voter rolls without proper investigation of the challenges. <\/p>\n<p>McCarthy cited a lawsuit (of which the DeKalb County GOP is a co-plaintiff of) filed by William Henderson alleging approximately 5,000 challenges to voter eligibility that are broken down into three categories: voters registered at non-residential addresses, voters who have moved to a different jurisdiction and have voted in said jurisdiction but nonetheless remain registered in DeKalb County, and voters who have had no contact with election authorities for more than a decade. McCarthy says a bulk of the challenges fall into the third category. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-768f402a48e4e415b3f17a08d1f301c2 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-768f402a48e4e415b3f17a08d1f301c2\"><\/div>\n<p>Henderson filed the challenges in August, McCarthy said. McCarthy argued Monday that the county failed &ldquo;to consider or determine&rdquo; at its Sept. 12 meeting the challenges brought forward. The DeKalb County BRE did pass a motion during that meeting declaring it would not remove voters from the lists within 90 days of the election, citing federal statute, McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>The 1993 National Voter and Registration Act (NVRA) says that states &ldquo;shall complete, not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election for Federal office, any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/GA\/text\/SB189\/id\/2973006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State law<\/a>, however, has a more narrow window of 45 days before the election. <\/p>\n[[<strong>READ NEXT: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020%20Challenges%20To%20Georgia\" s voter rolls do not constitute intimidation target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Court: 2020 Challenges To Georgia&rsquo;s Voter Rolls Do Not Constitute &lsquo;Voter Intimidation&rsquo;<\/a>]\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8202e502530d37775590ed9577c77986 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8202e502530d37775590ed9577c77986\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Any challenge of an elector within 45 days of a primary, run-off primary, election, or run-off election shall be postponed until the certification of such primary, election, or runoff is completed,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">state law<\/a> says. <\/p>\n<p>Henderson&rsquo;s challenges were first brought in August, well within the 45-day state window. <\/p>\n<p>Another individual from DeKalb County, whose name could not be confirmed due to an audio issue, informed the SEB that he submitted more than 100 challenges to voters on the rolls. These challenges included individuals allegedly born in 1900, as well as at least one person born in 2012. The individual claimed the county dismissed his challenges and provided no reason for doing so. <\/p>\n<p>Individuals from several other counties reported that they had also submitted voter roll challenges in their counties that have allegedly been ignored by their county boards in recent months. <\/p>\n<p>McCarthy told the board on Monday that voters are being &ldquo;disenfranchised&rdquo; by alleged dirty voter rolls. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot have voters disenfranchised due to this negligence and the unlawful actions of DeKalb County,&rdquo; McCarthy told the SEB on Monday. &ldquo;Election laws are in place for a reason and they must be enforced consistently to maintain our public confidence in our elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>For more election news and updates, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/electionbriefing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electionbriefing.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4b6e9042846d0b837fca2856d18c307b fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4b6e9042846d0b837fca2856d18c307b\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. 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