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CONTINUING COVERAGE: Fulton County to certify election results Tuesday

Fulton County Elections Director Rick Barron during an Elections Day campain.
Fulton County Elections Director Rick Barron during an Elections Day campain.
By Becca J G Godwin
Nov 9, 2018

Fulton County plans to review and certify its ballots one week after Election Day.

The registration and elections board will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, to confirm the results from the Nov. 6 general election. The meeting will take place at the Fulton County Government Center, 141 Pryor Street.

It will also be live streamed here and here, a press release said.

The board will also meet in executive session to discuss personnel and/or legal matters and actions.

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