Dana Barrett,
On the morning of Wednesday, June 7, the Fulton County Board of
Commissioners were to appoint four of the Board of Registration and Elections
members, two Republicans and two Democrats. Both Democrats currently sitting
on the Board were reappointed, but only one of the Republican nominees were
appointed. It is clear in the Fulton County Ordinance, 14-33, that the nominations
from each political party’s chair “shall be appointed” by the governing body of the
county. They did not do that. The county attorney articulated that the only
requirements of the nominees is that they are a Fulton County resident and not
running for elected office. Despite this, three Democrat Commissioners: Robb
Pitts, Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, and Dana Barrett violated the law, and
consequently their oaths by voting no, an action that has not been taken by a
single Commissioner for a single partisan nominee in at least the last ten years.
Fulton County continues to be lawless.
One of our nominees, Mr. Jason Frazier, is a man of character and is highly
qualified for the job. No one, including the three Democrat Commissioners, could
give a substantive reason for their entirely political and illegal actions. Many have
slandered Mr. Frazier’s good name all because he helped the county do their job
by maintaining a more accurate and clean voter roll, which is required by state
law. Mark Niesse of the Atlanta Journal Constitution went as far to make a
defamatory comment about Mr. Frazier saying “In a vast attempt to disqualify
Georgia voters”. Mr. Niesse made a gross, inaccurate assumption of Mr. Frazier’s
intent, all while he cannot name a single legitimate voter who has been
disqualified. We thank Mr. Frazier for his countless hours of helping improve
Fulton County. Not only has he done the job of the county, but his actions help in
saving the county money and protecting the right to vote. Something that isn’t
controversial for the honest people of Fulton County.
It is some Democrats and other highly partisan groups, that claim they are non-
partisan, who have made this non-controversial appointment entirely partisan. Do
they not believe in following the law? Do they not believe in being responsible
stewards of taxpayer money, and do they not believe in protecting the right to
vote? Either way, their actions suggest exactly this. Fulton County residents
should be up in arms and more than alarmed at such disregard of the law and
their oaths by these three Fulton County Commissioners.
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO LET OUR FULTON COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT YOU EXPECT FREE AND FAIR REPRESENTATION ON THIS BRE BOARD! PLEASE SHARE THIS PETITION WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW!
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