GA Secretary of State promises 2026 secure election – FOX 5 Atlanta

GA Secretary of State promises 2026 secure election FOX 5 Atlanta
After more than two million voters cast their ballots early in Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has promised voters that Tuesday's midterm election will be secure. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger toured the Gwinnett County election operations center to highlight ballot security measures as early and absentee voting surpassed 2 million ballots statewide. GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – After more than two million voters cast their ballots early in Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has promised voters that Tuesday's midterm election will be secure. He promised dozens of audits — a minimum of seven in every county — and referenced a state audit finding Georgia’s voter rolls are 99.9 percent accurate.
"We'll give you short lines, quick results, photo ID, citizenship verification and then audit upon audit," said Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State. "We are having really strong turnout, about five to seven percent higher than we had back in 2022 with one less day of [early] voting." Many Republicans have been skeptical of Georgia's election system, including President Trump, who famously called Raffensperger in 2021 to "find 11,780 votes." President Trump, who lost the state in 2020 to former President Joe Biden, promised to send federal election monitors to several Georgia counties. Raffensperger says the monitors are routine, and he is not worried about them. Meanwhile,
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