State Election Board objects to Fulton County monitor plan, wants to add election deniers.

Some members of the State Election Board want to appoint a panel of election skeptics to monitor Fulton County elections — though it’s not clear they have the authority to do it.

On Monday two members of the state board — Janice Johnston and Janelle King — expressed support for a plan for each member of the board to appoint two members to a team that would ensure Fulton County complies with election rules in November. Johnston said she wanted at least some of the appointees to come from a group that includes members who have expressed doubt about Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.

Fulton County has already approved a team of election monitors — a team also approved by the secretary of state’s office. Under an agreement approved in the spring, the State Election Board also was supposed to consent to the team, but board members have not been able to agree on an approach.

Johnston proposed a team of 10 monitors, with two each appointed by each member of the State Election Board. Board member Rick Jeffares proposed another option: a team with five members each appointed by the State Election Board, the secretary of state and Fulton County.....

On Monday, Fervier agreed to ask Germany whether he would consider accepting team members proposed by the state board. Johnston said she wanted at least some of the members to come from a team that includes election deniers. Among them are Heather Honey, a conservative activist who sought to discredit 2020 election results, and Frank Ryan, a former Pennsylvania representative who questioned election results there.




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