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A Republican election official in Georgia’s largest county who has worked for prominent election denial groups is now suing for the discretion to refuse to certify election results with the help of Donald Trump’s America First Policy Institute.
Julie Adams, a member of the Fulton County election board, filed her lawsuit on May 22 with the help of lawyers from America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank. The lawsuit seeks access to voting records that Adams says she was denied by Fulton County’s election director, Nadine Williams, and also seeks the court’s ruling on whether Adams’ duty to certify election results is up to her discretion.
Adams’ lawsuit specifically requests that the judge…
