Overview
- The NAACP, the Lawyers’ Committee, and the Georgia Coalition filed a lawsuit and emergency motion on Sunday asking a federal judge to bar any use of the seized records beyond the stated criminal investigation.
- The filing seeks a full inventory, disclosure of who accessed the data, details on any copies, and a ban on using it for voter-roll maintenance, election administration, or immigration enforcement.
- Fulton County filed an amended motion Tuesday accusing the DOJ and FBI of omitting material facts, relying on speculative claims, and failing to establish probable cause for the January search.
- County officials, citing expert Ryan Macias, say the affidavit mischaracterized how elections work and rehashed claims already examined in audits and recounts that found no intentional wrongdoing.
- Agents seized about 700 boxes on Jan. 28, including ballots, tabulator tapes, electronic ballot images, and voter rolls, and a federal judge is set to hold a hearing next week as DOJ declines immediate comment.