Fulton County moves to block DOJ subpoena for 2020 election workers' personal data, calls effort "harassment"
Fulton County officials are asking a federal court to block a sweeping grand jury subpoena that seeks personal information on thousands of people who helped run the 2020 election, calling the request "overbroad," "harassing," and legally unjustified.
In a motion filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections argues the subpoena demands sensitive personal data — including names, home addresses, emails, and phone numbers — for election workers and volunteers who served during the November 2020 general election.
The filing says the subpoena was issued in April by a federal prosecutor tied to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of North Carolina and directed Fulton County to turn over the information to federal officials, not a grand jury.
County attorneys argue the request is unprecedented in scope and not tied to any viable criminal investigation.
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