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Judge dismisses Republican election lawsuit against Fulton County

Poll workers direct voters at the Don And Mary Ellen Harp Student Center in Atlanta. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 on Election Day. A judge has dismissed a Republican lawsuit that sought to force Fulton County to hire more Republican poll workers for the election. (File photo by John Spink/AJC)

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Credit: John Spink

Poll workers direct voters at the Don And Mary Ellen Harp Student Center in Atlanta. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 on Election Day. A judge has dismissed a Republican lawsuit that sought to force Fulton County to hire more Republican poll workers for the election. (File photo by John Spink/AJC)
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Dec 5, 2024

A Fulton County judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force the county to hire Republican poll workers for last month’s general election.

The county hired 23 of 61 election workers recommended by the party. But in a lawsuit, the Republican Party argued that state law required Fulton to hire all of the workers.

Superior Court Judge Kevin Farmer rejected that argument before the election. He ruled that state law does not give political parties priority when counties hire election workers.

The lawsuit was still pending. But on Wednesday, Judge Robert McBurney dismissed it “for want of prosecution” after attorneys for the Republican Party failed to appear at a status conference on the case earlier in the week.

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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