DOJ Sues Georgia’s Fulton County for Access to 2020 Ballots

County officials said that the records ’remain under seal' and would not be produced without a court order.

Security envelopes for absentee ballots sit in stacked boxes as Fulton county workers continue to count absentee ballots at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Nov. 6, 2020. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Fulton County, Georgia, to obtain voting records from the 2020 election.

The Fulton County suit, filed on Dec. 11, stems from a July resolution passed by the State Election Board of Georgia “calling upon the assistance of the Attorney General to effect compliance with voting transparency.”