The Fulton County Board of Commissioners met Wednesday but did not appoint two Republican nominees to the county election board, flouting a judge’s directive that they do so.

The Democratic majority on the board is in an ongoing legal dispute with the Fulton Republican Party over the nominations.

Wednesday’s decision, made along party lines, to table the nominations means the commission will not consider appointing Julie Adams and Jason Frazier while they argue their case in the Georgia Court of Appeals. Democratic commissioners object to the nominees, saying they are election critics and unqualified to serve on the board.

Adams, an incumbent election board member, voted against certifying last year’s primary election, and Jason Frazier challenged thousands of voter registrations in

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