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Federal Agents Search Fulton County Elections Office

Ebony McMorris
January 29, 2026

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(AURN News) — Federal agents searched the Fulton County Elections Office near Atlanta, increasing scrutiny of Georgia’s largest voting hub.

The FBI confirmed a court-authorized operation Wednesday, serving a sealed warrant tied to records from the 2020 presidential election.

The Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, is seen Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga, near Atlanta, as FBI agents search at the main election facility. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Officials said agents were looking for ballots and other election materials at the county’s main processing center, a key site in the battleground state President Donald Trump narrowly lost in 2020.

Investigators have not announced any charges and are refusing to discuss details while the probe remains active.

An FBI employee stands inside the Fulton County Election HUB as the FBI takes Fulton County 2020 Election ballots, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Fulton County leaders said they are cooperating fully and insist the integrity of past elections will be borne out by the evidence.

Voting rights groups, however, warned the search could fuel mistrust even as they called for transparency.

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White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris is a native Washingtonian and University of South Carolina alumna. Her passion is mentoring young adults by teaching community empowerment and media education. She is an NAB member and board member of the Thurgood Marshall Center and was presented the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing more than 4,000 hours of community service under the Obama Administration.