Fulton County official appeals ruling requiring election certification

A Fulton County election official who refused to certify the results of the county's spring presidential primary election has appealed a state judge's ruling affirming that Georgia law requires officials like her to certify without delay.

Fulton County election board member Julie Adams asked a state appeals court to toss out a ruling from earlier this month that local officials have a “mandatory fixed obligation” to certify results.

Adams, who voted against certifying Georgia's March primary results, argued that she could not "fulfill her oath of office" after other county........

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