The 2024 Election In Georgia's Fulton County Was 'organized And Orderly,' Independent Monitors Say

Georgia's Fulton County, where past elections have been marred by long lines, slow precinct reporting and even false claims of voter fraud , conducted an "organized and orderly" election last year, a team of independent monitors found.

President Donald Trump and his supporters claimed without evidence that election fraud in the state's most populous county, which includes most of Atlanta, cost him victory in Georgia in 2020. Given its past election problems, Republicans have repeatedly sought extra oversight of voting in the Democratic stronghold.

After national scrutiny of its election processes in 2020, county leaders implemented wide-ranging changes, including replacing the elections department leadership and building a new elections hub and operations center. That seems to have paid off, with the independent monitors finding 'substantial improvement" in the county's election implementation last year compared to four years earlier.

"The overall conclusion was that Fulton County conducted an organized and orderly election process that enabled voters to cast their votes securely and conveniently and ensured that votes were tabulated accurately," according to a report from the monitors made public Thursday.

Centralizing election operations at a single hub facilitates public access, decreases the risk of miscommunication and improves security, the report says. A wireless inventory management system implemented after 2020 improves security and the tracking of equipment. The team also observed good documentation, as well as organized and secure chain of custody practices, the report says.