Fulton County asks court to block DOJ subpoena for names and contact details of 2020 election workers
- Both agree
- A federal grand jury subpoena in a broader inquiry into Fulton County’s handling of the 2020 election seeks names and personal contact information for a large number of county election staff and volunteer poll workers, and a court will decide whether that demand stands.
- They split on
- Whether the story is about protecting ordinary election workers from a sweeping demand for personal data, or about allowing investigators to enforce a lawful subpoena as they examine how Fulton County administered a narrowly decided election.
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The Facts
- The Justice Department issued a federal grand jury subpoena seeking information about people who worked on the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia.
- Fulton County officials filed a motion in federal court to quash the subpoena.
- The subpoena seeks names and personal contact information, including addresses, emails, and phone numbers, for county election staff and volunteer poll workers.
- The request covers a large number of people who helped administer the 2020 election in Fulton County, with reports describing the total as in the thousands.
- The subpoena became public through court filings this week, after the county received it in April.
- The subpoena is part of a broader federal inquiry into Fulton County’s handling of the 2020 election; earlier this year, the FBI seized ballots and other election materials from a county elections warehouse.
- Georgia’s certified 2020 election results showed Trump lost the state to Joe Biden by 11,779 votes.
- A key unresolved issue is whether the federal court will enforce or block the subpoena, determining whether the Justice Department can obtain the workers’ records.
Context
What exactly is the Justice Department asking Fulton County to provide?
According to the court filings and reporting on the subpoena, the Justice Department is seeking rosters identifying 2020 election workers and volunteers, including names and personal contact details such as home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers Guardian,NBC News,CBS News.
Who could be affected by the subpoena?
The request covers Fulton County election employees as well as volunteer poll workers who helped run the November 2020 election, and reports say the total number of people involved could reach into the thousands NYT,Guardian,FOX 5 Atlanta.
What happens next?
A federal judge in Georgia will have to decide whether to quash the grand jury subpoena or allow it to stand, which will determine whether the county must turn over the requested records to the Justice Department Democratic Undergro…,Fox News,CBS News.
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