Fulton 2020: The Records Don’t Lie

You've heard about the recent news coming out of Fulton County, GA—headlines about FBI raids, seized election materials, and heated debates over what really happened in 2020. But now, read about what is really going on in Fulton County, based on hard evidence from official records that challenge the official narrative.

Recent X posts from Cleta Mitchell (@CletaMitchell), EIN's founder and Chair, and Kevin Moncla (@KevinMoncla), the lead investigator behind the Election Oversight Group's report, shed light on this developing story. For instance, Mitchell has been breaking down key facts from the 2020 election, emphasizing discrepancies like the extra ~300,000 ballots counted statewide after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's public statements, and Fulton County's unexplained doubling of absentee ballots. (https://x.com/CletaMitchell/status/2019053461816422467?s=20) She also highlights the shocking voter-ballot mismatch: 148,319 absentee ballots counted, but only 125,784 voters recorded as casting them—resulting in 22,535 more ballots than voters. (https://x.com/CletaMitchell/status/2019058127983800529?s=20)

Moncla, meanwhile, has been addressing the FBI's involvement directly, critiquing a bizarre FBI letter requesting voluntary production of records as potentially obstructive and noting the raid's necessity to preserve evidence that Fulton County once sought to destroy. (https://x.com/KevinMoncla/status/2018974559072813391?s=20) He also defends the need for auditing paper ballots due to missing records, calling out the lack of a "lawful election" per available documentation. (https://x.com/KevinMoncla/status/2018648286597361677?s=20) These posts underscore the urgency: the FBI's actions aren't about "election denial" but about accessing the auditable records required by law, amid ongoing failures in chain-of-custody and record preservation.

These documents show it is not speculation. It is a data-driven summary of documented irregularities, missing records, and statutory violations in Fulton County’s administration of the 2020 general election. These are not policy disagreements or partisan complaints. They are failures of basic election administration and recordkeeping—many of them in direct violation of state and federal law.

We're adding this summary, prepared by Cleta Mitchell, EIN's founder and Chair, along with the full 263-page investigative report by the Election Oversight Group, LLC, to our EIN website. The summary provides a concise overview, while the larger document is available for those who want to dig deep into the issues.‍

Key Highlights from the Summary and Report

The investigative report, released on January 6, 2026, by the Election Oversight Group, details 26 counts of potential violations and irregularities in Fulton County's handling of the 2020 General Election. Drawing from official records, it paints a picture of systemic failures that raise serious questions about the integrity of the process.

• Ballot Count Discrepancies: On November 4, 2020, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stated on national television that only about 94,000 ballots remained to be counted statewide, with President Trump leading by over 103,000 votes. Yet, the final tally included over 5 million ballots—adding roughly 300,000 more than expected. In Fulton County alone, absentee ballots doubled from 74,000 reported on Election Day to approximately 148,000 by the time counting concluded, with no clear explanation.
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• Absentee Ballot Issues: Over one million "extra" absentee ballots were ordered by Fulton County on October 16, 2020—after the mailing deadline, without required envelopes or stubs. Tens of thousands arrived at State Farm Arena in unsecured carts post-Election Day, lacking chain of custody documentation. Shockingly, only six absentee ballots were rejected for signature mismatches out of ~148,000, indicating a near-total failure in signature verification.
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• Digital Record Destruction: No digital records exist for any of the 376,863 in-person votes cast in Fulton County, with all corresponding ballot images destroyed in violation of law. For the ~148,000 absentee ballots, 132,284 lack SHA authentication files (digital "fingerprints"), and 132,286 SHA files appear deleted, many with anomalous metadata suggesting deliberate manipulation.
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• Voter-Ballot Mismatch: Official records show 148,319 absentee ballots counted, but only 125,784 voters credited with casting them—resulting in 22,535 more ballots than voters.
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• Early Voting and Tabulator Problems: For 315,000 early votes, no required backup records like daily recap sheets or voter lists exist. Tabulator records are incomplete: only nine of 148 tabulators have mandatory open/zero tapes, and 20,713 ballots are attributed to non-existent machines. Memory cards were unlawfully swapped, seals broken, and returns printed on surrogate machines.
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• Recount Anomalies: The post-election hand count added 6,691 fictitious votes that were never corrected or investigated. Another 13,000-vote discrepancy emerged compared to original results, 3,930 ballots were double-counted, and hundreds of test ballots were included in official totals. Thousands of ballots appear in one count but not the other.
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• Broader Systemic Failures: The report documents unauthorized access to election systems, failure to test machines properly, disabling ballot paper authentication statewide, and providing encryption keys insecurely. It also notes over 103% voter registration in Georgia (113.8% in Fulton), unaccounted-for ballots, and unfulfilled promises of audits by state officials.

As noted in the report's comprehensive overview, these issues stem from fundamental lapses, including reprogramming voting systems just before the election without re-testing and intentional removal of authentication files. The testimony from Dr. Philip Stark in Curling v. Raffensperger underscores the severity: Fulton County lacks basic accounting controls, making it impossible to determine the true winner, with electronic records "not intact”. (https://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~stark/Preprints/cgg-rept-9.pdf)

Why This Matters Now‍

Even in 2026, understanding what went wrong in 2020 is crucial for safeguarding future elections. This report isn't about relitigating the past—it's about demanding accountability and reforms to prevent repeats. No meaningful investigations have addressed these findings, despite multiple complaints filed with the Georgia State Election Board. The recent FBI developments, as discussed in Moncla's posts, highlight the ongoing fight for transparency. (https://x.com/KevinMoncla/status/2018634341144809969?s=20)

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