Fulton County, Georgia election officials are challenging a federal subpoena that seeks information about people who worked on the 2020 election. The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections filed a motion in a Georgia federal court to quash what it describes as a broad request by the Justice Department. Multiple outlets report that DOJ is seeking the names and contact information for thousands of election workers who served in Fulton County during the November 2020 election.
According to reports, the subpoena demands more than basic identification, including workers’ roles or positions and personal contact details such as email addresses and phone numbers. One report says the subpoena is connected to a federal prosecutor in North Carolina, identified as Dan Bishop, the interim U.S. attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, and issued in April. Fulton County argues the effort is unprecedented and seeks to prevent the county from turning over the requested records while the matter is handled in court. The reports characterize the dispute as an attempt to limit federal access to election staff information, pending a judicial decision.
