Fulton County Board Votes to Block DOJ Subpoena for 2020 Election Workers' Names
The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections filed a 27-page motion Monday in Georgia federal court to block a Justice Department grand jury subpoena. The subpoena seeks names and contact information for thousands of 2020 poll workers and county employees.
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections filed a 27-page motion on Monday in Georgia federal court to quash a Department of Justice grand jury subpoena. The subpoena seeks the names and contact information of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. S.
Attorney and an FBI agent. The board's motion called the subpoena an unprecedented and harassing grand jury subpoena. It characterized the request as the DOJ's latest effort to target and harass the President’s perceived political enemies.
The motion argues that the probe cannot result in criminal prosecution because the statutes of limitations have expired for any purported 2020 crimes. It claims the efforts amount to arbitrary fishing expeditions. The county's lawyers argue the request is grossly overbroad and untethered to any reasonable need.
Monday's court filing says the subpoena is meant to target, harass and punish the President's perceived political opponents. This filing follows earlier federal actions on 2020 election records in Georgia. , on January 28, 2026, and seized ballots and other documents from the 2020 election.
In January 2026, the DOJ filed a lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to compel production of an unredacted statewide voter registration database. In February 2026, the FBI filed search warrants revealing a probe into missing ballots and chain-of-custody problems in Fulton County. Federal authorities have pursued similar records in other states.
In March 2026, the FBI used a subpoena to obtain records related to an audit of the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Arizona. In April 2026, the Justice Department demanded that Michigan’s Wayne County turn over its ballots from the 2024 election. Georgia’s certified totals showed Trump lost the state to Biden by 11,779 votes out of nearly 5 million cast.
The Nov. 18, 2020, recount confirmed that Biden won Georgia by 11,777 votes, according to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. S.
Fox News Digital reached out to spokespeople for the White House, the DOJ, the DNI, the FBI and for the chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners but did not immediately receive a response.
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Story Timeline
7 events- Monday, May 2026
Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections filed 27-page motion to quash DOJ grand jury subpoena in Georgia federal court
2 sourcesFulton County Board of Registration and · Fox News - April 2026
Justice Department demanded Michigan’s Wayne County turn over its ballots from the 2024 election
1 sourceABC News - March 2026
FBI used a subpoena to obtain records related to an audit of the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Arizona
1 sourceABC News - February 2026
FBI filed search warrants revealing a probe into missing ballots and chain-of-custody problems in Fulton County; DNI Tulsi Gabbard sent letter to Congress
2 sourcesFox News · ABC News - January 28, 2026
FBI agents searched the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City, Ga., and seized ballots and other documents from the 2020 election
2 sourcesFox News · ABC News - January 2026
DOJ filed a lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to compel production of an unredacted statewide voter registration database
2 sourcesFox News · ABC News - November 18, 2020
Recount confirmed Biden won Georgia by 11,777 votes
1 sourceGeorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensp
Potential Impact
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Continued legal proceedings over production of 2020 election records in Georgia federal court
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Potential delay in DOJ access to names of Fulton County 2020 election workers if motion is granted
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Extension of federal scrutiny to 2024 election ballots in Wayne County, Michigan
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