Federal judge blocks DOJ from obtaining Fulton County election worker names
Federal judge prevents DOJ from obtaining names of 2020 Fulton County election workers.
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2020 Fulton County Election Investigation
Federal judge William Ray ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot obtain personal contact information of election workers from the 2020 Fulton County, Georgia election, finding the grand jury subpoena unreasonable and overly broad given expired statute of limitations.
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2026-08-16 to 2026-11-13 · UTC publication dates
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FBI seized ballots and election documents from Fulton County in January
The FBI served a search warrant at the Fulton County election hub in January and seized hundreds of boxes of ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. A federal judge in May denied the county's request to force the federal government to return the ballots.
Federal judge rules DOJ cannot obtain names of 2020 Fulton County election workers
U.S. District Judge William Ray ruled that the Department of Justice cannot obtain the names and personal contact information of county employees and volunteer poll workers from the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. The judge determined the subpoena was unreasonable given the low need for the information and its highly burdensome nature of disclosure. The DOJ had obtained a grand jury subpoena in April seeking this information.
Justice Department sought election worker names in April 2026
The Department of Justice obtained a grand jury subpoena in April seeking the names and personal contact information of Fulton County employees and volunteer poll workers who worked during the 2020 election, as part of an investigation into alleged election irregularities.
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