Key Points: • Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett filed an ethics complaint against Commissioner Bridget Thorne over remarks made during a Sept. 3 meeting. • Thorne’s attorney disputes the claim, calling it absurd to say correcting a person violating the law was wrong.

The Fulton County Board of Ethics will hear an ethics complaint filed by Commissioner Dana Barrett against fellow Commissioner Bridget Thorne on Thurs, Oct. 16.

Barrett accused Thorne of violating the Fulton County Code of Ethics over comments made during a Sept. 3 meeting. Barrett claimed Thorne said she could control and direct what GOP nominees to the Fulton County Registration and Elections Board would do if appointed.

At issue was Thorne’s comment during discussions about the nominees. Thorne said, “If Jason and

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