But for some members of the Georgia State Election Board, the search was a welcome development. Republican politicians have called on the state board to take over election administration for Fulton County, Georgia’s largest county and a chief target of Trump’s 2020 reversal schemes. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”The FBI’s search warrant application was built around claims of election irregularities that have long been a fixation of the Georgia State Election Board. The witness, Clay Parikh, had previously appeared before the state election board to allege vulnerabilities in Georgia’s voting systems. Fulton County has pointed to that litigation, among other reasons, to argue it was improper for the Justice Department to seize the materials.

Source: CNN March 05, 2026 11:30 UTC