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Republicans suing Fulton County leaders over election board nominees
The Brief Fulton County Republicans have filed a lawsuit against the Board of Commissioners to force them to approve two of the party's nominees to the county Board of Elections. The lawsuit claims commissioners tabled the nomination of Jason Frazier and Julie Adams, saying that they were "far right." Adams made headlines last year after she argued that she should be allowed to withhold certification of the county's election if she believed the results were incorrect or unreliable. FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Republicans have filed a new lawsuit claiming that the county's Board of Commissioners blocked two of the party's nominees to the Fulton County Board of Elections. In the lawsuit, which was filed Friday afternoon, the GOP says that county officials violated state law by not confirming Jason Frazier and Julie Adams as its nominees to the board. What we know The petition is asking the Superior Court of Fulton County to order the county to appoint Frazier and Adams to the board for the 2025-2027 term and stop the county from appointing any individuals to the seats in the meantime. 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 suit alleges that the Board of Commissioners voted instead to pass motions to table Frazier and Adams's nominations, despite them qualifying for the positions under the county's regulations. "I think the Republican Party ought to take a look at their people and not nominate people that are in [sic] the far right, and nominate people that are in the center. … But if y'all present some people that are in the center, they can get approved," the lawsuit quotes Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr. as saying during the meeting. At the same meeting, the lawsuit says that the two Democratic nominees, Douglas Selby and Teresa K. Smith, were approved by the board. "To the extent that the Board of Commissioners sought to impose a political test on the Fulton GOP's nominees, the Board of Commissioners acted outside its authority," the lawsuit reads. What they're saying In a statement, Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon called the Fulton County Board of Commissioners' decision "an act of pure political opportunism." "This is an egregious precedent that could spread to other counties throughout Georgia and further desecrate the already faded confidence in our voting process," McKoon wrote. "To be clear, The Georgia Republican Party WILL NEVER stand for this. If any county attempts to mirror the actions of Fulton County they can expect a swift and aggressive legal response." Dig deeper Adams is currently a member of the board and controversially argued in 2024 that she should be allowed to withhold certification of the county's election if she believed the results were incorrect or unreliable. Following her lawsuit, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that "no election superintendent (or member of a board of elections and registration) may refuse to certify or abstain from certifying election results under any circumstance." She had previously refused to certify the May 2024 primary election results, raising questions about election procedures. What's next A judge has not ruled on the new lawsuit. The new term for Fulton County's Board of Elections begins on July 1. The Source Information for this story was taken from a lawsuit filed by the Fulton County Republican Party and previous FOX 5 reporting.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- General
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Human Trafficking Task Force to host monthly meeting on Feb. 11
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Human Trafficking Task Force of Southern Colorado will host its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11. This meeting will feature Jason Frazier, Executive Director of the Bakhita Mountain Home. He joined FOX21 Morning News on Monday, Feb. 10 to talk about what he plans to discuss. Frazier said Bakhita Mountain Home was started in 2018 by a couple of Catholic nuns. 'We're a residential program, confidential residential program, where residents can come, that have been unfortunately involved in human trafficking, victims of human trafficking, and they can stay in our program for up to two years,' said Frazier. 'We help them with absolutely everything, there's no charge to them, so they can focus on getting better and hopefully leading a productive life.' The Human Trafficking Task Force meetings are open to the public and free to attend. They are held every second Tuesday of the month at 5:45 p.m. at Reclaiming Hope at 615 Wooten Road, Suite 140 in Colorado Springs. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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29-01-2025
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Parke County Sheriff speaks on Warrant Wednesday program
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — One local sheriff's department is using the power of social media to help find individuals with active warrants. Parke County Sheriff Jason Frazier says that they have been doing Warrant Wednesday for over two years now. Every Wednesday, the department posts a photo of the person in hopes that the public can provide information that may lead to their arrest. Frazier says that each photograph gets between two and three hundred shares, along with around 100,000 views on each photo. 'I'd say we're at about an 80 percent success rate with it, so I think it's successful,' Frazier says. 'There's many arrests that I'm proud of, we've had many arrests made, people turn themselves in. We even had an individual turn himself in saying he did not want to be featured on Warrant Wednesday, which I thought was amusing.' Posts can be found on their Facebook and Instagram pages. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
