Fulton County confirmed that 7,000 voters issued residency challenges over commercial address records will be allowed to cast regular ballots on Election Day following an intervention by civil liberties advocates. FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – A resolution between civil rights advocates and local election officials will allow roughly 7,000 Fulton County voters who faced residency challenges to cast regular ballots. Around 7,000 challenge letters were mailed instructing voters to attend a hearing to verify where they live. ORIGINAL STORY: Fulton election office reviews residency of nearly 7K voters The American Civil Liberties Union and partner election protection groups intervened after receiving dozens of complaints from county residents. County officials flagged the voters because internal registration databases listed their addresses as commercial or nonresidential properties. Civil rights attorneys discovered the issue through an open records request and met with Fulton County representatives to prevent disenfranchisement. The residency issues surfaced when two residents of a newly built Sandy Springs apartment complex were told their home was listed on county records as a gas station. Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections Chair Sherri Allen said the parcel previously contained a gas station and a Big Lots store before apartments opened at the end of last year. Allen said the county is publishing notices on its registration and elections webpage to prevent voter…
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