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Fulton County Elections Board reports shortfall in 2022 funding By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com
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Activity slows to a crawl on Milton Avenue in Alpharetta Jan. 16, at the tail end of a winter storm that swept through North Georgia. Most of North Fulton County received between 1 to 2 inches of snow over the weekend, but fluctuating temperatures created icy conditions on roadways until late morning Tuesday.
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FULTON COUNTY, GA. — With his employment status still in limbo, embattled Fulton County Elections Director Richard Barron remains on the job. Barron was on hand, providing an updated staffing report to the Registration and Elections Board at its Jan. 13 meeting. Barron has endured months of criticism, beginning in June 2020 when problems developed with voting machines at a number of precincts during the Presidential Primary. The issue forced voters to stand in line for hours. He was in the spotlight again in the contentious 2020 General Election when poll workers were forced to rescan ballots under the eye of representatives from both political parties. Barron submitted his resignation in the middle of last month and was set to vacate his post Dec. 31. The Registration and Elections Board subsequently petitioned the Fulton County Commission to extend Barron’s contract an extra three months. But commissioners could not mus-
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