The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted on Sept. 3 to table a decision on two Republican nominees to the Board of Registration and Elections as they appeal a Superior Court judge’s order to appoint them.

The motion to table on Wednesday followed party lines, with the five Democrats – Robb Pitts, Dana Barrett, Mo Ivory, Marvin Arrington Jr., and Khadijah Abdur-Rahman voting to table. Republicans Bridget Thorne and Bob Ellis voted against.

At its Aug. 20 meeting, the Fulton County Republican Party’s nominations of Jason Frazier and Julie Adams failed on a 2 to 2 vote, with three commissioners either having left earlier or been absent for medical reasons.

Democrat members of the commission said that since nominations failed, the Fulton County GOP should present new nominations. Arri

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