An Atlanta Republican withdrew his nomination to lead the elections board of Georgia’s most populous county after voting-rights activists and national Democrats — including Georgia’s two U.S. senators — lobbied to block the appointment.
Local Democrats said they had been stunned after Fulton Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, also a Democrat, nominated Republican former county commissioner Lee Morris on Friday to chair Fulton’s elections board. The commissioners, who lead a county that is home to about one in 10 of the state’s active voters, had been scheduled to vote on the appointment Wednesday.
Pitts said Morris is an independent thinker who would have been well-suited for the job. But Democrats and liberal advocates in recent days had launched a furious campaign to block the vote. “All of this hyper-partisanship, it seemed so silly and divisive, it just wasn’t worth the continued effort,” Morris said of his decision to withdraw. “This was not something I went and sought. I was asked to serve in this role. And it was going to be a thankless job, that’s for sure. So we’ll just back off, and the commission will hopefully find somebody, hopefully not a terribly partisan person.
“I plan to lead the board in a way that allows Fulton County to continue to conduct elections such that everyone gets a chance to vote and everyone’s votes are counted,” she said.Saira Draper, a Democratic state representative, declared victory after Morris’s withdrawal, calling his decision “a testament to Georgia Democrats and progressive organizations that understood the threat and worked together to apply strategic pressure and educate the public.
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