ATLANTA — A group of election experts and scholars, represented by the States United Democracy Center and Wolfe Law, filed an amicus brief in Pitts v. United States, a case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The brief responds to claims advanced by the “Election Oversight Group” (EOG), which are built on inaccurate facts, misstatements of law, and a fundamental misunderstanding of how elections are administered.
This case stems from a Department of Justice seizure of hundreds of boxes of election materials at the Fulton County Elections Hub on January 28, 2026. The affidavit supporting that raid drew from claims that Fulton County’s administration of the 2020 general election was compromised by widespread fraud and misconduct, including claims related to ballot images, double-counting, audit discrepancies, and tabulation errors. The brief supports Fulton County’s motion seeking the return of its election materials.
“Time and again, claims of fraud in the 2020 election collapse under even basic scrutiny,” said Dax Goldstein, Senior Counsel and an Election Protection Program Director at the States United Democracy Center. “Fulton County’s election was subject to extensive verification—including audits, recounts, and multiple layers of security—and those processes consistently confirmed the outcome of the election. This brief makes clear that these allegations rely on flawed analysis and ignore the safeguards that protect our free and fair...
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