Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said his office is investigating all credible claims of voter fraud, especially those attempting to register ineligible voters in an attempt to help Democrats win the Senate runoff election in January. Control of the Senate will ultimately be determined by the outcome of two Senate elections in the state, a race Democrats are desperate to win at any cost.
However, Raffensberger also criticized those supporting claims that widespread voter fraud affected the presidential election, including President Trump.
Fox News reports:
Gabriel Sterling, a top official in Raffensperger’s office, said more than 250 cases have been opened, but there has been nothing so far that jumps out as being likely to change the outcome of the election.
Raffensperger also hit back at allegations of widespread fraud, saying those that perpetuate them “are exploiting the emotions of many Trump supporters with fantastic claims, half-truths, misinformation and, frankly, they’re misleading the president as well, apparently.”
The secretary of state’s office is looking into a sworn statement from a Republican official in Gwinnett County, in Atlanta’s northeastern suburbs, that says there were more absentee ballots than absentee ballot envelopes, Raffensperger said.
“This is the kind of specific charge that our office can investigate and ascertain the truth,” he said.
Raffensperger told reporters his office is also looking into allegations of issues with absentee ballots, claims of people voting twice, voting under the name of a deceased person, as well as non-Georgia residents who voted in the state.
Georgia is currently working through a third ballot recount after being requested by the Trump campaign, which is expected to be completed by Wednesday. An initial recount was required after Election Day because of the state’s tight ballot margins