{"id":2374531,"date":"2024-11-29T16:20:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T21:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-allegedly-skipped-key-election-check\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T16:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T21:23:52","slug":"fulton-county-allegedly-skipped-key-election-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-allegedly-skipped-key-election-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulton County Allegedly Skipped Key Election Check"},"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-allegedly-skipped-key-election-check%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=2374531&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\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-paid-firm-tied-to-voter-fraud-probes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats paid firm tied to voter fraud probes - Washington Examiner\">article discusses \u200ballegations<\/a> that Fulton County, Georgia, did not adhere to legal \u2063requirements for verifying election results during the recent voting period. A member of the Fulton County Board of Elections, \u2064Julie Adams, along with an anonymous source, \u2062claims that the county failed to compare the total number of recorded votes with the number of voters who cast ballots. This verification is crucial for ensuring the chain of custody and integrity of the election process. <\/p>\n<p>According to Georgia law, election officials are supposed to check seal numbers from ballot scanners against daily recap sheets, and to compare\u200d the number of votes recorded by scanners with a numbered list \u200dof voters. \u200dHowever, \u200cAdams\u2064 alleges that Fulton County did not conduct these necessary \u200cchecks, resulting in a hasty certification of the election results. <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, a court\u2064 ruling mandated that election officials must certify results\u200d even\u2064 if the\u2063 legal verification processes had not been \u200dfollowed. Adams expressed hopes that the upcoming runoff elections will \u200bsee adherence to\u2063 proper procedures to foster transparency in the\u200c 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=uhTZUWiJGzA\">  Fox 5 Atlanta\/ 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\/11\/27\/fulton-county-allegedly-skipped-key-election-check-but-rubber-stamped-results-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <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=Fulton%20County%20Allegedly%20Skipped%20Key%20Election%20Check%20But%20Rubber-Stamped%20Results%20Anyway&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/27\/fulton-county-allegedly-skipped-key-election-check-but-rubber-stamped-results-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <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=Fulton%20County%20Allegedly%20Skipped%20Key%20Election%20Check%20But%20Rubber-Stamped%20Results%20Anyway&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/27\/fulton-county-allegedly-skipped-key-election-check-but-rubber-stamped-results-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <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\/11\/27\/fulton-county-allegedly-skipped-key-election-check-but-rubber-stamped-results-anyway\/\" 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=Fulton%20County%20Allegedly%20Skipped%20Key%20Election%20Check%20But%20Rubber-Stamped%20Results%20Anyway&amp;body=\" there has never from what i can tell been a comparison to the numbered list of voters. target=\"_blank\">         <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\" 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>Fulton County failed to follow the legal requirement to compare the total number of votes recorded with the total number of people who cast ballots, according to Fulton County Board of Elections member Julie Adams and another person who requested anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia has three weeks of early voting. Each <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">early voting polling location<\/a> has what is known as a Daily Ballot Recap Sheet. This records the number of voters that check in, the number of voters that went to a Ballot Marking Device and printed a ballot, and the number of ballots that were scanned into the scanner. It also has the scanner seal numbers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b723d56d7412f595d5f476352acf8348 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b723d56d7412f595d5f476352acf8348\"><\/div>\n<p>After advanced voting ends, the scanners are sent to election headquarters either the Friday or Saturday before Election Day and sit in a warehouse. On Election Day, the election superintendent is supposed to compare the seal number from the Daily Ballot Recap sheet to the seal on the scanner to ensure they are the same.<\/p>\n<p>The comparison would help ensure proper chain of custody, according to Fulton County Board of Registrations and Elections (FCBRE) member Julie Adams.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Comparing the seal number that the poll manager puts on the Daily Ballot Recap Sheet after it is delivered and held in the election office, right at the time of opening to removing the memory card, ensures that the chain of custody of that scanner is in tact,&rdquo; Adams told The Federalist. &ldquo;It is a way to ensure that the scanner has not been tampered with.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The election superintendent is also supposed to compare the numbered list of voters (which is a list of unique voters that has their names, addresses, voting precinct and vote method) to the scanner. This would<strong> <\/strong>help identify a scenario in which the scanner shows 5,000 votes but the numbered list shows just 4,500 people cast a ballot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e839fb46124bbbc4b4bf6931bb528ce1 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e839fb46124bbbc4b4bf6931bb528ce1\"><\/div>\n<p>The process is defined in Georgia law.<\/p>\n<p>According to Georgia <a href=\"https:\/\/rules.sos.ga.gov\/gac\/183-1-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Code<\/a> 183-1-14 (13) &ldquo;At the end of the advance voting period, the registrars shall record the election counter number from each ballot scanner on the <em>daily recap sheet.<\/em> The ballot scanners shall be shut down and sealed. The registrars shall record the seal numbers on the daily recap sheet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Code 183-1-14 (14) adds that verifying the seal numbers on each ballot scanners with the daily recap sheet is done on Election Day to &ldquo;verify that there is no evidence of tampering with the unit.&rdquo; Code 183-1-13 (15) further states that the &ldquo;election superintendent or tabulating center personnel shall then compare the numbers shown on the election counters of the ballot scanners with the numbered list of absentee electors and the absentee ballot recap form to verify that there are no discrepancies.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Once this process is completed, the votes on the scanners are then tabulated. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-09493ac3dc101ab2324e74fbdd9d66ea fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-09493ac3dc101ab2324e74fbdd9d66ea\"><\/div>\n<p>Except Fulton County never did any of this, according to Adams and another source familiar with the matter who requested anonymity. Nonetheless, FCBRE <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/15\/ga-judge-rules-election-officials-must-rubber-stamp-results-even-if-they-are-non-sensical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">members<\/a> were forced to rubber-stamp the results of the election even though the law to ensure the tallies were accurate was allegedly not followed. That&rsquo;s because a judge <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/15\/ga-judge-rules-election-officials-must-rubber-stamp-results-even-if-they-are-non-sensical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruled<\/a> in October that election superintendents may not &ldquo;refuse to certify or abstain from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-democrats-look-to-fund-effort-to-elect-local-election-supervisors\/\" title=\"Report: Democrats Look to Fund Effort to Elect Local Election Supervisors\">certifying election results<\/a> under any circumstance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adams told The Federalist that she asked the Fulton County election director, Nadine Williams, &ldquo;about this several times, including in BRE meetings and her response is that the Poll Managers reconcile on a daily basis and that they compare the seal numbers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From what I have been told and seen myself, the step we miss is using the Daily Ballot Recap Sheet to compare to the original chain of custody documents, which breaks the chain of custody. And there has never &mdash; from what I can tell &mdash; been a comparison to the Numbered List of Voters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Williams never responded to an inquiry from The Federalist. <\/p>\n<p>With runoff elections slated for next Tuesday, Adams tells The Federalist she hopes &ldquo;the department will be following the law and comparing the seal numbers with the Daily Ballot Recap sheets to open the scanners and the Numbered List of Voters to compare to the number of ballots cast on the scanners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This would ensure following the law and provide transparency to the process,&rdquo; Adams said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c1c361bfe30c2c666341c923b759005e fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c1c361bfe30c2c666341c923b759005e\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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