Carter Center Responds to FBI Search of Fulton County Election Facilities

ATLANTA (Jan. 28, 2026) — The Carter Center is deeply concerned by news that agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation are executing a search of Fulton County election facilities. Such an action by the FBI has no recent precedent in American elections. This appears to be yet another attempt to sow doubt in election integrity and undermine voter confidence during a consequential election year.

In 2020, amid a global pandemic, millions of Georgians cast their ballots. Since then, their votes have been counted and recounted. The results of the election have been extensively litigated and repeatedly upheld in court. Now, more than five years later, Georgians and Americans everywhere are ready to move on.

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