Georgia's Top Election Official Claimed, Tuesday Sept. 8th, that 1,000 People Voted Twice in the State's Summer Primaries, and called for Criminal Prosecutions.
The Announcement from Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger (R), was immediately Questioned by Nonpartisan Experts, and a Spokeswoman for the Georgia Attorney General's Office said it would Conduct its Own Review to determine if Charges are Appropriate.
About 2.2 Million Georgians Voted in the June Primary, and even more Participated in August Runoff Elections.
The Problems Raffensperger flagged involved People who Submitted Absentee Ballots and also Voted-in-Person. Raffensperger claimed that there were 150,000 Coters who Applied for an Absentee Ballot and then showed up on Election Day to have their Absentee Vote Canceled during the primary. Raffensperger said 1,000 People of that 150,000 Double Voted "knowing full well that they had filled out an absentee ballot, had mailed it back in, and then showed up on the day of election."
Michael McDonald, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida and a Leading Expert on Voting Procedures, warned against taking Raffensperger's Claims at Face Value. "We have to be cautious of these claims because the error may actually be with election officials, it may not be with the voters," McDonald said, laying out a litany of data entry issues that could lead to issues with tracking voting data. He also said that if the system was working correctly, any alleged double votes would be detected and would not get counted twice.
Georgia's Voter Empowerment Task Force, comprised of liberal-leaning Groups such as Fair Fight, slammed Raffensperger's Comments on Tuesday, calling it a "deliberate distraction" to Divert Attention away from Election Problems under his Watch. In a Statement, Scott Hogan, Head of the Georgia Democratic Party, accused Raffensperger of promoting "conspiracy theories and disinformation" about the Mail-in-voting Process.
Georgia's Absentee Voting Process:
- If I Request an Absentee Ballot, can I Change my Mind and still Vote at my Regular Polling Place? If the Ballot has been Voted and Returned to and Received by the Board of Registrars, then the Absentee Ballot shall be deemed to have been Voted. No other Ballot shall be Issued.
- If you still have the Absentee Ballot and give it to the Poll Manager of the Precinct in which your Name appears on the Electors List, then the Elector may Vote a Regular Ballot.
- If you have Not Received an Absentee Ballot, or if you have Returned the Absentee Ballot, but the Registrars have Not received the Ballot, you may Cancel the Absentee Ballot by appearing In-Person before the Registrar or Absentee Ballot Clerk and making a Written Request to have the Ballot marked “Cancelled.” After satisfying themselves as to your Identity, the Registrars or Absentee Ballot Clerk shall Grant the Request and Notify the Managers of your Precinct to Permit you to Vote-in-Person at that Precinct. Canceled Absentee Ballots are handled in the same manner as those Returned too Late to be Cast.
Georgia's PENALTIES FOR FRAUDULENT ABSENTEE VOTING ACTIVITY: An Individual who Successfully Votes more than Once in an Election is Guilty of a Felony.
If it was due to Voting Official's Fault for allowing it to happen, I wonder how the Court will decide the Case?
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