Fulton county illegally counted 315.000 votes in 2020 election

1. What was reported as an ‘admission’

Multiple conservative outlets and election-integrity activists framed recent disclosures as Fulton County “admitting” it illegally certified roughly 315,000 early votes because poll workers did not sign tabulator tapes; those accounts rely on testimony and records presented to the State Election Board and on an activist’s analysis of 134 tabulator tapes representing roughly 315,000 votes ^{[1] [4] [5]}. Reporters for RealClearPolitics and The Federalist repeated that figure and quoted officials and activists who say the county “does not dispute” the lack of signatures on those tapes ^{[2] [1]}.

2. What the county and official reviews actually said

Public reporting shows Fulton County officials acknowledged the procedural lapse — that many advanced voting precincts lacked the required signatures on tabulation tapes — and that the State Secretary of State’s review concluded the county used improper procedures in parts of the 2020 recount process ^{[5] [6]}. At the same time, state reviews and audits noted errors and inconsistencies, including some duplicated ballot images, but concluded those mistakes were a fractional number of votes and did not change the outcome of the contest ^{[3] [6]}.

3. Why unsigned tabulator tapes matter procedurally — and their limits as proof

Georgia law requires poll worker sign-off on tabulator tapes as part of the chain-of-custody and public certification process; advocates argue unsigned tapes mean those specific tabulations were “uncertified” and therefore legally suspect ^[1]. Yet multiple independent tallies in 2020 — the initial machine count, a risk-limiting audit, and a recount — produced consistent results in Fulton County and statewide, meaning missing or unsigned poll tapes are one element of the paper trail but not the sole record of votes cast ^[7].

4. Legal activity and competing narratives now converging

The Justice Department has sued Fulton County seeking 2020 ballots and related records, arguing federal interests in compliance and alleging noncompliance with subpoenas and record requests, while conservative commentators cast the DOJ action and SEB findings as vindication of fraud claims ^{[8] [9] [10]}. Mainstream outlets and prior investigations, however, emphasize that many post‑2020 legal challenges alleging widespread fraud were dismissed and that the errors formally identified were procedural or limited in scope, not proof of a stolen election ^{[11] [3]}.

5. What the facts support and what remains unproven

The facts in the reporting support that procedural rules were violated — unsigned tabulation tapes and some improper recount procedures were documented — and activist estimates place the affected ballots at about 315,000 ^{[6] [1]}. What the sources do not demonstrate is that those 315,000 ballots were counterfeit, duplicated in a way that altered the certified totals, or that any court has decertified Fulton County’s 2020 results on that basis; state audits and multiple counts found results consistent with the certified outcome ^{[3] [7]}. Independent outlets such as The Washington Post and fact-checking reporting also note that broad claims of a stolen 2020 election have been repeatedly debunked in courts ^[11].

6. Bottom line

It is accurate that Fulton County acknowledged failing to follow required tabulation‑tape sign‑off procedures affecting a large block of early ballots — a procedural violation that activists peg at roughly 315,000 votes — but the available reporting does not substantiate the stronger claim that Fulton County “illegally counted” and thereby flipped or invalidated 315,000 votes in a way that changed the certified 2020 outcome ^{[1] [6] [3]}. Ongoing litigation and demands for full ballot records mean more documents may emerge, but current public sources show procedural failings, not conclusive proof of fraudulent vote counting ^{[8] [12]}.