they don t even want to talk about voting. and that is not acceptable. the former president warned in his words that we can t take democracy for granted and, quote, he speaks to more than just a senate vote. this week sees arizona bracing for potential violence as the group of so-called ballot auditors wraps up their so-called work. in georgia, a version of that kind of sham audit is right now in front of a judge. cnn s sara murray is in atlanta tonight. what is the latest in the fight over fulton county s absentee ballots? reporter: a judge heard hours of argument today from fulton county government entities looking to dismiss at least some of this lawsuit. this is brought by a group of folks who believe there might have been some election fraud. they want to examine nearly 150,000 absentee ballots ultimately after the hours of discussion today the judge didn t decide whether or not to dismiss some or all of this case. he is still ruminating on the arguments. this is kind of hangi
how do the plaintiffs want to examine the ballots and what are they looking for? well, they have given an inkling in court. they want to use high powered microscopes to look at these absentee ballots. they say they want to look at things like the creases and the paper stock and the way the bubbles have been filled in to determine if they were filled in by hand or by a machine. again, these are folks who believe there are somehow counterfeit ballots in the mix of the absentee ballots. we should note the ballots here in atlanta have been counted and recounted and audited by election officials who found no evidence of widespread fraud. what they are allegedly doing in arizona in the sham audit, if this does proceed it will be similar to what is happening in maricopa county. well, i will say the one thing about this potential audit of the fulton county audits is the judge is trying to build in
and again, these are folks who believe there are somehow counterfeit ballots in the mix of these absentee ballots. we should note that the ballots here in atlanta have been counted and recounted and audited by election officials who have found no evidence of widespread fraud. this is exactly what they are allegedly doing in arizona in the sham audit. if this does proceed, it will be similar to what is happening in maricopa county. reporter: well, i will say the one thing about this potential audit of the fulton county ballots is the judge is trying to build in guardrails if it does go forward. he has made clear previously if they move forward with this ballot examination, he wants the folks who want to examine the ballots to submit their protocols to the court ahead of time. he is not just going to hand the ballots over. they will remain in the care and in the security of fulton county. it is also possible he ll require them to submit their findings to the court before they go out