Fulton County Doxes Voters, Sparks Legal Concerns
Fulton County’s voter roll practices under fire for doxing and retaliatory challenges.
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Fulton County’s voter registration process has come under scrutiny after a recent Georgia State Election Board (SEB) meeting revealed that the county doxed individuals who challenged invalid voter registrations. Jason Frazier, a county resident, initially requested simple address corrections for invalid registrations. Instead, the county forced him to challenge the registrations, leading to a series of problematic events.
Challenges and Doxing
Frazier challenged invalid registrations for reasons such as deceased voters, invalid addresses, or registrations at a P.O. Box, which is legal for a mailing address. He also provided evidence that the county sent challenge hearing notices to P.O. Box registrants without the P.O. Box number, making it impossible to route the notices to the voters. SEB Vice Chair Janelle King described this as doxing, stating, “This is doxing. I mean, giving someone’s name and address of the person who challenged while leaving off who’s being challenged is doxing. You can’t tell me it’s not.”
Consequences and Legal Concerns
The doxing led to Frazier being victimized by hundreds of nasty social media comments and over a dozen distorted news stories. Despite the county’s failure to remove invalid registrations, Frazier’s actions were justified by some affected individuals who thanked him for helping fix their registrations. However, the county retaliated by challenging Frazier’s own registration, claiming he lived at a commercial address. Despite the ability to quickly verify his residence, the county set up an unnecessary challenge hearing against him.
Legal Violations and Responses
Fulton County’s actions may have violated Georgia’s reckless endangerment law, which prohibits acts that endanger another person’s bodily safety. Frazier also contends that the county’s retaliation violates federal Voting Rights Act laws that prohibit intimidation, threats, or coercion related to voting. Registration manager Kathryn Glenn admitted that someone in her office sent the problematic letters during the tenure of a previous manager, but Fulton Attorney Karen Pachuta prevented her from explaining the situation. Vice Chair King stated she would open a complaint to investigate.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
