Fulton County voted on Tuesday to fire its elections director after a tumultuous 2020 presidential election and two Senate runoff contests.

The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections voted 3-2 on Tuesday in favor of firing Richard Barron, who has held the post since 2013, despite pleas from the election chief’s staff, who wrote a letter in support of their boss, according to WABE, Atlanta’s local NPR affiliate.

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