Ga. Sec. of State calling for major shake up in Fulton Co. Elections office Calls to fire Fulton election director The Georgia Secretary of State said he wants the Fulton County Election Director fired. He said the county has failed its voters for far too long. County leaders give their reactions. ATLANTA - Georgia's Secretary of State is calling for a major shake-up in the Fulton County Elections Office. Brad Raffensperger has tweeted that he thinks the elections director should be fired immediately. Raffensperger sent out several tweets in a matter of hours saying Fulton County has failed voters for far too long. He said Election Director Rick Barron and the county's Registration Chief Ralph Jones need to be fired immediately.