What did the Georgia Secretary of State's 2024 investigation into Fulton County actually conclude, and where can the full report be read?

1. What the investigation examined and the scope of the review

The Secretary of State’s probe focused on high-profile allegations around Fulton County election operations — including claims tied to a so-called “ballot suitcase” incident and accusations that two poll workers and the county had committed fraud or improperly handled ballots — and the office coordinated reviews with state and federal law enforcement, including the GBI and FBI, to assess video, ballot images and social‑media-related claims ^[1].

2. Primary conclusion: no evidence of fraud on the matters investigated

After reviewing unedited video of the events in question, ballot images, and related social media posts, the Secretary of State’s investigators, along with special agents from the GBI and FBI, concluded there was “no evidence of any type of fraud as alleged” tied to the examined incidents and found that many of the specific allegations against two Fulton County election workers were false or unsubstantiated ^[1].

3. Procedural problems found in the 2020 recount and how they were addressed

Separately, the office’s review and related State Election Board proceedings identified improper procedures during Fulton County’s 2020 presidential recount — including duplicated ballot images and other rule violations — leading the Board to issue a letter of reprimand and to order appointment of an independent monitor for the 2024 election rather than levying fines or referring the matter for a criminal probe ^{[2] [3] [4]}. State officials also acknowledged limits in their ability to determine precisely how many invalid or double-scanned ballots, if any, were included in the certified 2020 totals ^[3].

4. How the findings fit with other oversight and independent reviews

The Secretary of State’s fraud findings intersect with other oversight work: a special Fulton County grand jury previously concluded there was no widespread fraud sufficient to overturn the 2020 result, and independent monitors later found Fulton County’s 2024 election to be “organized and orderly,” underscoring that procedural problems did not translate into demonstrated widespread result‑changing fraud in the matters reviewed ^{[5] [6]}.

5. Where to read the full report and official materials

The full investigative report and the Secretary of State’s public statements are posted on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website; the office published a press release summarizing the clearance of the “ballot suitcase” allegations and explicitly noted that the full investigative report can be found on the Secretary of State site (see the State Election Board clearance and report notice on the SOS site) ^[1]. For the procedural-recount findings and State Election Board action, the Board’s materials and media coverage of the May 2024 hearings are available via the Secretary of State communications and local reporting referenced by the State Election Board summaries ^{[2] [3] [4]}.

6. Caveats, competing views and unanswered questions

Officials tied to the investigations insisted the errors discovered would not have changed the outcome of the 2020 count, while some Board members and outside critics argued the procedural violations warranted referral to the Attorney General or stronger sanctions, reflecting partisan and policy tensions over election oversight; the Secretary of State’s findings addressed specific allegations (clearing fraud claims in the incidents reviewed) but did not resolve every complaint about records, signatures or process raised in separate challenges — and the investigators themselves noted limits in determining how many invalid ballots, if any, were folded into certified totals ^{[3] [4]}.