ATLANTA, Georgia — Members of Georgia’s election denial movement have begun publicly claiming that the Department of Justice is reviewing long-debunked voter fraud allegations tied to the 2020 election, even though no evidence has supported the claims. The assertions mark the latest escalation in a broader national effort by Trump-aligned officials to shift the DOJ’s civil rights voting section toward investigations rooted in false claims about widespread fraud.
The newest allegation surfaced during an October 2 Georgia legislative hearing on the state’s possible withdrawal from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). Mark Davis, a GOP consultant who routinely challenges voter registrations, told lawmakers an unnamed DOJ investigator had contacted him about allegations that hundreds of thousands of voters cast ballots after moving — claims state officials and courts have repeatedly rejected.
It is the second recent claim from election deniers suggesting federal investigators are examining 2020 ballots. A separate unverified letter, allegedly written by Ed Martin — a Trump-appointed DOJ attorney and longtime defender of Jan. 6 rioters — demanded access to 148,000 Fulton County absentee ballots. The letter has not been authenticated, and the court and clerk’s office named in it say they never received it.
Despite this, Georgia’s State Election Board — now controlled by a Trump-aligned majority — voted in October to subpoena the same ballots. One board member told local Republicans the panel is “communicating” with the DOJ, though the department has not publicly confirmed any investigation.
Voting rights advocates warn the moves echo a nationwide push by Trump’s DOJ to gain access to unredacted voter rolls, potentially risking mass voter-purges ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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