FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Two Democratic Fulton County commissioners are responding to a lawsuit filed by Republicans over their refusal to seat the GOP nominees to the county’s elections board.
Despite a recent court order, commissioners have refused to seat Jason Frazier and Julie Adams, claiming that both nominees had a history of challenging election results and ballots.
Now Dana Barrett, Mo Ivory, and three other commissioners could face possible civil and criminal penalties if a new emergency motion is approved by a judge.
The backstory:
Under Georgia law, the commission is required to appoint two people from the political parties that received the largest number of votes in the state - those being the Republicans and Democrats.
However, the Democratic commissioners have continue