The Georgia State Election Board received quire the attention for its removal of complaint SEB 2023-023, pointing to a potentially grave mishandling of state disputes about the 2020 general election and its aftermath. The complaint had voiced concerns about missing or non-existent ballot images, double-counted ballots, and non-existent tabulators attributed to tens of thousands of ballots in Fulton County. Despite being labeled as “Category 3”, the most severe tier, the SEB inexplicably pulled the complaint just two days prior to the scheduled hearing.
Following this decision, it emerged that the State Election Board had reported one of the complainants to the FBI over an email dated September 21, 2023, just two days after the removal of the SEB 2023-023 complaint. The email in question contains a series of quotes, notably expressing a high level of frustration from the complainant. The emails suggest that the complainant had been reaching out to state officials for over 14 months regarding the ongoing issue, and the removal of the complaint from the hearing was yet another obstacle faced in seeking a resolution.
Supposed attempts by the government to address the situation were perceived as inadequate and the authorities were accused of avoiding the issue. The complainant’s expression of frustration and determination to hold state officials accountable were prominently featured in the cited quotes from the email. Additionally, concerns were raised about whether this would lead to further legal actions against the complainants, suggesting fear of retaliation following the submission of their complaints.
The email also references previous government reports and statements that contradict the actions taken and requests made by the State Election Board in relation to the complaint. The complainants argued that access to data was delayed unnecessarily, which contradicted the former reports of investigation completion. These inconsistencies in the handling of the complaint reinforced the complainant’s concern that their struggle for redress was seemingly being disregarded by the authorities.
Although the AJC article cited only a few sentences, their report does not provide the full context of the email. The message was much more extensive than what was presented, emphasizing the multitude of attempts made by the complainant over several years to address election concerns. It importantly highlighted the dismissal of their complaints and the potential bias perpetrated by the state officials with regards to the complaints.
Given the content and context of the email, it is apparent that the response by the State Election Board to remove the complaint without proper explanation and report the complainant to the FBI further suggests a pattern of avoidance in addressing the serious allegations regarding the 2020 election and its subsequent queries.
