They were reported by coworkers.
Officials in Georgia's most populous county, where election operations are already under review by the state, have fired two workers accused of shredding paper voter registration applications, according to a county statement released Monday.
Preliminary information indicates that the employees checked out batches of applications for processing, and they are alleged to have shredded some of the forms, the Fulton County statement says. Fellow employees reported the alleged actions to their supervisor Friday morning, and the two employees were fired that day.
Voters don’t register by party in Georgia, but given the demographics of Fulton County, the shredders may have assumed the applications were those of Democratic-leaning voters.
Due to this incident, anyone who is found not be registered in Fulton County when they try to vote will be given a provisional ballot.