ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta counties have rejected more than 45,000 voter eligibility challenges filed by conservative activists since July, according to data collected by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The number of rejected challenges is stunning -- nearly four times the margin of victory in the 2020 presidential race in Georgia. But it won't increase any more, as boards enter a 45-day quiet period beginning this week and continuing through the election cycle during which no new challenges can be heard.
The AJC collected data from four metro Atlanta counties -- Gwinnett, Fulton, Cobb and DeKalb. Despite the deluge of challenges, county boards have agreed to remove fewer than 50 of the challenged voters.
Challengers often tout their efforts as a way to purge voter rolls of outdated registrations, which they say could be used for voter fraud. Concerns over voter fraud have been amplified by former President Donald Trump's allegations of widespread election fraud, which have been disproved numerous times by recounts, investigations and court proceedings.