Cumming, GA – On June 4th, at the State Election Board Meeting, North Metro Republican Assembly Chapter President Richard Jordan filed notice of a criminal complaint against Cherokee County Board of Elections for coordinated efforts of voter intimidation and political retaliation against election integrity activists.
Richard Jordan is joined in the complaint by Truth Seekers, an informal coalition of election integrity advocates based out of Cherokee County. This complaint follows a series of unethical actions and alleged violations of election law on the part of Cherokee County elections, as well as a frivolous complaint brought against Richard Jordan for merely asking questions of trained poll workers about his ballot’s QR code. That complaint was filed by Cherokee Elections Director Ann Dover and sought felony referral for Jordan but was dismissed and Jordan found innocent by the State Election Board on April 15th.
“ ‘We the People’ possess the constitutional right to vote, freely express concerns regarding election procedures, and petition government officials for redress of grievances,” said Jordan. “This statement together with a litany of alleged felony and misdemeanor infractions of the law summarize factual allegations and legal issues arising from events occurring in the Cherokee County Elections Office and at a Cherokee County polling location while interacting with election officials and law enforcement.”
Richard Jordan asserts that he and other election integrity advocates were singled out for scrutiny and intimidation, that election officials falsely characterized his conduct as criminal trespass, and that false and misleading information was provided to law enforcement. Jordan argues that there is an pattern of targeting electors who lawfully ask questions and participate at Board of Elections meetings.
He also cites a letter from Elections Director Ann Dover in which she encouraged paid government employees to advocate in opposition of SB 568, a Republican bill mandating the use of paper ballots. Jordan believes this violated Dover’s oath of office to serve in an unbiased manner. The bill was sponsored by Republican Senator Greg Dolezal, now the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor.
In the complaint, Jordan contends that his treatment “was not the result of legitimate election administration, concerns, but rather a deliberate effort to discourage descent, suppressed protected speech, and intimidate citizens exercising their constitutional rights.”
On May 20, 2022 Jordan attempted to deliver 150 sworn notarized affidavits along with a petition of electors for manual recanvass. These were signed by at least three electors in each of the 42 precincts in Cherokee County but were ignored by Dover without receiving due consideration in her role as a public servant. Dover would not even sign the transmittal letter as a receipt that she had received the petitions.
A video of Richard Jordan delivering the petitions can be found here:
In Sept 2023, the Truth Seekers again petitioned for a grand jury, and held a well-attended outdoor rally, but this also fell on deaf ears.
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Is there here a date set for this complaint to be presented in court?
The investigation is pending as additional evidentiary facts and matters of law are presented from a host of Electors who have finally been provided a platform for redress of grievances.