The late-Monday ruling from Judge Robert C. I. McBurney rejected a request from Julie Adams, a Republican member of Atlanta's Fulton County election board, for a court declaration that she has the ...

A Georgia appeals court has upheld a ruling requiring county election officials to certify results by legal deadlines.

Julie Adams quickly ascended from a little-known conservative activist to a surprise appointee on the Fulton County board of elections. She has used her new perch to carry out the efforts of ...

Georgia’s state Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling in a 2024 election case, affirming that local election ...

ATLANTA - Certification of election results in Georgia is a mandatory duty of local elections officials - not a discretionary ...

McBurney ruled election information should be promptly provided to Adams and election board members, but any delay in receiving information isn’t a basis for refusing to certify elections.

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that election board members are required to certify election results even when they have concerns about fraud or errors.

FILE - Fulton County election board member Julie Adams walks at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center on Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) The Associated Press ...