Fulton County officials file lawsuit seeking return of 2020 ballots taken during FBI raid

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 518

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Fulton County has filed a lawsuit challenging last week’s FBI raid on an elections warehouse, County Commission Chair Robb Pitts announced Wednesday.

The lawsuit, which Pitts said was filed in federal district court, seeks the return of the roughly 700 boxes of election records seized during the raid, and for an affidavit the feds filed in support of the FBI’s search warrant to be unsealed.

“Last week, I committed to the voters of Fulton …

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