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Fulton County officials filed lawsuits regarding election records without the permission of the board.

Posted by Badlands Media, Checked

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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
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Source [10] shows Chairman Robb Pitts and the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections filed a petition over the seizure of 2020 election records, which partly fits the claim's subject. No source addresses whether those filings were made with or without board permission, so the central 'without permission' element cannot be graded.

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What was said

… So, like begging to be able to destroy them? Yes, they they fought tooth and nail. They fought tooth and nail. They subverted their own board so scrutinize Brian. Yes, they went and they went and filed, like, lawsuits and everything else without the permission of the board. They went on their own. Pitts went on his own. Yeah, they they went out and acted on their own accord in as a board, but without the consent of the board. …
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What we found

Supports. A petition dated 2026-10-31 names Fulton Commission Chairman Robb Pitts and the Board of Registration and Elections as petitioners seeking redress over the seizure of 2020 election records.[2]

Context. Sources on Julie Adams's lawsuits concern a single board member suing over access to records and certification, not officials acting without board authorization.[1][3][4]

Context. The speaker's account that officials filed suits 'without the permission of the board' appears only in the claimant's own passage, which cannot corroborate the claim. The claim also departs from the passage by treating the speaker's assertion as an established fact about the board's consent.

Sources

4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 not rated

  1. 1Election board member in Georgia's Fulton County abstains from certifying primary electionapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 21storage.courtlistener.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  3. 3Republican Fulton elections board member suing county over access to recordsfox5atlanta.com · not rated · cited for: context
  4. 4[PDF] in the superior court of fulton countyfultonclerk.org · not rated · cited for: context

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