Fulton County, GA Audit Findings

A complaint filed with the Georgia State Elections Board has revealed significant issues regarding Fulton County, GA handling of Dominion ImageCast Precinct (ICP) tabulators, CompactFlash (CF) memory cards, ballot custody and Election Management System (EMS) results tallying. These issues call into question over 108,000 ballots cast in Fulton County during the 2020 election reportedly decided by 11,779 votes in Georgia.

The Master Agreement between the State of Georgia and Dominion Voting Systems, dated July 29, 2019, established Dominion as the contractor for a new Statewide Voting System (SVS) in Georgia. The core objective was to implement a system with a verifiable paper record for all primary and general elections. Key contractual terms stipulate that Dominion operates as the prime contractor, holding full responsibility and liability for the entire solution, including any services provided by approved third-party partners. The agreement is non-exclusive, allowing the state to engage other vendors.

The Batches Loaded Report from Fulton County provides a granular log of ballot batches processed on October 30, 2020, and November 3, 2020. Upon review of this report, significant discrepancies between the terms of the agreement and the actual operation of the SVS appear.

The data indicates that all listed batches were successfully processed with a “Published” result state.

A notable distinction appears in the adjudication status though: absentee-by-mail batches processed on October 30 are uniformly marked as “Adjudicated,” whereas many batches processed on November 3, primarily from Advance Voting and specific precincts, are marked with an adjudication status of “NA” (Not Applicable) or, in one instance, “Skipped.”

The ballot counts per batch vary widely, from a single ballot to several thousand.

Key Observations

• Batch Processing Status: Across all entries provided in the log, the “Result State” is uniformly “Published,” indicating the batches were successfully processed and their results were recorded.

• Ballot Counts: The “Lead Ballots” and “Total Ballots” columns are identical for every entry, reflecting the total number of ballots in each processed batch. These counts demonstrate significant variance, ranging from batches with as few as one ballot to large batches containing thousands of ballots (e.g., 2,613, 4,216, 7,206).

• Adjudication State Distinction: A clear pattern emerges regarding the “Adjudication State” based on the processing date and tabulator type.

◦ October 30, 2020: All logged batches were processed on tabulators named “Absentee By Mail…ICC.” Every one of these batches has an “Adjudication State” of “Adjudicated.”

◦ November 3, 2020: The logs from this date show a mix of tabulator types, including absentee, Advance Voting (prefixed with “AV-“), and precinct-specific machines. While some absentee batches are marked “Adjudicated,” the vast majority of the Advance Voting and precinct batches are marked with an “Adjudication State” of “NA” (Not Applicable). One large batch from “AV-New Beginnings Sr Ctr ICP 3” is marked as “Skipped.”

Conclusions

This record shows that Fulton County’s 2020 general election early-voting process materially deviated from Georgia’s certified election procedures. These deviations include operating voting equipment in non-certified configurations, undocumented replacement of CompactFlash memory cards, ballot counts that do not match EMS batch records, and the removal and storage of voted ballots outside the documented chain-of-custody framework.

Because the Election Management System record does not match the procedures officials claim to have followed, and because key custody and reconciliation documents are missing, the official record cannot establish that all early-voting ballots were securely handled, properly reconciled, or audited as required under Georgia law and applicable federal standards. These gaps also prevent confirmation that ballot secrecy protections—particularly the confidentiality of how individual voters cast their ballots—were maintained.

In light of these findings, there is reason to assert that the 2020 election results in Fulton County, GA and thus the entire state of Georgia were not certifiable.

Supporting Data

NOTE: Special note of appreciation for the efforts of Narelle Brigden analysis in support of this post. Her complaint provided the information necessary to highlight this issue.