Overview
- FBI agents removed about 700 boxes of ballots and records from Fulton County’s elections center, with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard present on site.
- Legal analysts say the raid illustrates a plausible strategy of warrant‑based seizures that could intervene in close races before all votes are tallied.
- A prior executive order asserted states cannot count mail ballots received after Election Day and directed nationwide decertification and recertification of voting machines, laying administrative groundwork.
- Experts warn the administration could deploy ICE or other federal agents near polling places to chill turnout, particularly in communities with undocumented family members.
- Policymakers are moving on divergent paths, as advocates push state and federal safeguards to protect counting and certification while House Republicans advance the SAVE Act, with courts and local officials seen as potential brakes on overreach.