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The Republican National Committee (RNC), the Georgia Republican Party, and Fulton County Republican Party are suing the Fulton County Department of Registration & Elections office for failing to hire a sufficient number of Republican election workers.  Specifically, as of yesterday, county Election Director Nadine Williams has only hired 15 Republicans out of 804 total election workers.  

Commenting on the lawsuit, RNC Chairman Michael Whatley stated: “Fulton County has failed to comply with the law and put a partisan thumb on the scale, excluding fully qualified Republican poll workers from working the 2024 general election. This is our country’s most important election, and Fulton County must follow the law – plain and simple. We are suing to promote the confidence, fairness, and integrity in our elections that Georgians deserve.” 

An RNC media release further says:   

• Georgia law requires that election officials hire poll workers from lists submitted by political parties. This law helps ensure transparency in the administration of the election.   

• Early voting is right around the corner for Georgia. It is totally unacceptable to violate state law and sow public distrust this close to the presidential election.  

• We filed this lawsuit to protect the Republican Party’s right to partisan balance in poll worker hiring in Fulton County.   

• The RNC is dedicated to confronting election interference from the Left, fighting for fair elections.  

As the is written, elections director Williams (a Democrat) has not responded except to says the qualified poll workers have been put “on reserve.” 

The GOP plaintiffs want the court to issue a writ of mandamus compelling Williams to appoint all qualified republicans or provide a real reason for not hiring them.  Read the lawsuit document filed in Fulton County Superior Court HERE.