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Georgia’s Top Elections Official Calls For Full Recount Of Presidential Votes
Secretary of State Raffensperger's announcement comes as Trump's campaign requested a hand count; there has been no evidence of voter fraud.
By Jill Nolin
November 11, 2020
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Georgia’s top election official has called for a full recount of the nearly 5 million votes cast in the closely watched presidential election – and he wants it done by hand.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s Wednesday announcement comes as President Donald Trump’s campaign requested a hand count after coming up short in Georgia, although Raffensperger said that did not influence his decision.
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“We’re doing this because it’s really what makes the most sense,” Raffensperger said. “With the national significance of this race and the closeness of this race, we have to run a statewide audit.”
As of Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden led Trump by about 14,100 votes in a state the president won by 5 percentage points just four years ago. The president-elect’s margin of victory in Georgia is the tightest in the nation.
The counties will pick up the tab for the cost for the recount, which will require local election officials to work overtime to keep Georgia on track to certify on the state level by Nov. 20. Raffensperger said he hopes to begin the process this week. About 61% of counties have certified the results locally.
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