Georgia's Fulton County Elections Board Meets at 3 P.M. on November 9 to Certify Midterm Results; Counties Face a 5 P.M. Deadline, State Certification Due Novem
The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections in Georgia is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. on Monday, November 9, to certify the results of last week's midterm elections, formalizing the county's tallies, The Atlanta Focal reported on November 9. The meeting is open to the public.
Certification by county boards is a legally required step in Georgia. Under Section 21-2-493 of the state code, local election boards must certify results by 5 p.m. on the Monday after Election Day, according to a Savannah Morning News summary of the certification calendar. The Secretary of State's office then compiles the county certifications and certifies the statewide results; under Section 21-2-499 that must be done by 5 p.m. on the 17th day after Election Day, which this year means Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger must complete it by 5 p.m. on Friday, November 20.
In the governor's race, the Associated Press has called the race for Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms. Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor, took just over 54% of the vote statewide against Republican Rick Jackson, according to the secretary of state's office. Associated Press subunit data for Fulton County showed Bottoms with 337,159 votes in the county, with all 437 precincts reporting and an estimated 99% of the vote counted. Bottoms is scheduled to be sworn in on Monday, January 11, 2027, the opening day of the General Assembly session. Once the Fulton County board votes, the county's results are locked in before they are transmitted to the state.
All county figures remain unofficial until certification is complete. This item reports only the count, the certification procedure and published figures.
Source: The Atlanta Focal, November 9, 2026; certification calendar as summarized by the Savannah Morning News, November 5, 2026, citing the Georgia code; Fulton County subunit figures from Associated Press election results data.
来源链接： https://focalnews.org/atlanta-ga/politics/fulton-county-board-to-certify-midterm-results-monday-afternoon
来源链接（时间表）： https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/11/05/election-2026-is-over-but-results-need-to-be-certified-when-in-ga/92628460007/
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Source: Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections
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