Oct 7, 2026 · 46 min · 14 segments
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Georgia election board director sent Trump administration demands to board members say they never approved.
Last week, the Georgia State Election Board sent letters to the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security asking the Trump administration to order major changes to the state's voting equipment just weeks before the midterm election.
But the board's chair says its members did not authorize the letters, review them in advance, or know they were being sent.
While the letters have been widely understood as an outgrowth of the September 28th resolution authorizing Executive Director Jay Mills to seek federal assistance over concerns about Georgia's voting system, Chair John Fervier told VoteBeat that Mills drafted and sent the letters on his own, and they went well beyond what the board had approved in a three-to-two vote session.
Quote, we have no control over our executive director and he does whatever the hell he wants, Fervier said.
Asked whether there was an ongoing problem, Fervier said, you have no idea.
Mills did not respond to a Saturday email or Sunday voicemail requesting a comment.
So this is just, it's rather interesting on what's going on down there in Georgia.
I mean, I thought it was great that within two days, you know, they drafted a letter and got things going.
Why get things done immediately? Now we're going to go on to Hawaii, and this is from Civil Beat, September 13th, 2026.
Do anything except use plastic eggs and a Lulahawa basket, the state's highest court suggests.
First, when the email she received from the Hawaii Office of Elections at 726 p.m. on Friday, August 14th, she was informed there would be a drawing the very next day, a Saturday, to decide the winner of her tied primary election with Republican challenger Sheila Medeiros.
Souza's emailed right back, suggesting that this was not a good idea as the governor had just issued an emergency proclamation because Tropical Storm Layla was nearing the state.
Couldn't it wait, she asked, as state law did not place any time frame on election tiebreakers.
But early Saturday morning, the governor was urging residents to shelter in place as Leila had become a hurricane.
Georgia election board director sent Trump administration demands to board members say they never approved.
Last week, the Georgia State Election Board sent letters to the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security asking the Trump administration to order major changes to the state's voting equipment just weeks before the midterm election.
But the board's chair says its members did not authorize the letters, review them in advance, or know they were being sent.
While the letters have been widely understood as an outgrowth of the September 28th resolution authorizing Executive Director Jay Mills to seek federal assistance over concerns about Georgia's voting system, Chair John Fervier told VoteBeat that Mills drafted and sent the letters on his own, and they went well beyond what the board had approved in a three-to-two vote session.
Quote, we have no control over our executive director and he does whatever the hell he wants, Fervier said.
Asked whether there was an ongoing problem, Fervier said, you have no idea.
Mills did not respond to a Saturday email or Sunday voicemail requesting a comment.
So this is just, it's rather interesting on what's going on down there in Georgia.
I mean, I thought it was great that within two days, you know, they drafted a letter and got things going.
Why get things done immediately? Now we're going to go on to Hawaii, and this is from Civil Beat, September 13th, 2026.
Do anything except use plastic eggs and a Lulahawa basket, the state's highest court suggests.
First, when the email she received from the Hawaii Office of Elections at 726 p.m. on Friday, August 14th, she was informed there would be a drawing the very next day, a Saturday, to decide the winner of her tied primary election with Republican challenger Sheila Medeiros.
Souza's emailed right back, suggesting that this was not a good idea as the governor had just issued an emergency proclamation because Tropical Storm Layla was nearing the state.
Couldn't it wait, she asked, as state law did not place any time frame on election tiebreakers.
But early Saturday morning, the governor was urging residents to shelter in place as Leila had become a hurricane.
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