Georgia to recount vote manually

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday his state will conduct a manual hand recount of all ballots cast in the presidential race in the state, as he faces growing pressure from fellow Georgia Republicans over unsubstantiated accusations of voting irregularities and mismanagement of the state's elections.

"This will help build confidence. It will be an audit, a recount and a recanvass all at once," Raffensperger said at a press conference. "It will be a heavy lift."

He said the presidential contest will undergo a risk-limiting audit, which requires a full by-hand recount in each of Georgia's 159 counties.

Ninety-seven counties in the state have sent in final numbers to the state, Raffensperger said, and the current margin of votes between President-elect Biden and President Trump is 14,111. He vowed that his office has been investigating, and will continue to investigate, all instances of voting irregularities.

"Every legal vote will count," he said.

CBS News still considers the presidential race in the state too close to call. Raffensperger predicted last week that because of the tight vote margins between Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump, the race would head to a recount.

Raffensperger's latest announcement comes after the Trump campaign and Georgia Republican Party sent him a letter on Tuesday requesting a manual hand recount of all ballots cast in the state before it certifies its results. In its letter to the secretary of state, the Republicans allege voting discrepancies and statewide errors, though they did not cite specific evidence of such irregularities.

But Raffensperger rejected the suggestion the hand recount was coming because of the demand from the Trump campaign, telling reporters "it's really what makes the most sense with the national significance of this race and the closeness of this race."

On Monday, Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, whose respective races are each heading to a runoff, called on Raffensperger to resign because of "mismanagement and lack of transparency," though they did not cite examples of the alleged mismanagement.

The republicans are getting desperate, they have phoned Transylvania to get assistance from a fellow vampire.

Man, Rudy looks young in that picture.

The republicans are getting desperate, they have phoned Transylvania to get assistance from a fellow vampire.

Georgia

Recount law: Yes.

State law mandate recounts?: No.

Can a recount be requested?: Yes.

Under what circumstances?: A margin of no more than .5 percent of total votes cast for office.

Deadline to request a non-mandatory recount: Two business days after county certification.

Who pays for the recount?: State.

Can a partial recount be requested?: No.

• Election superintendents or candidates for federal or state offices can petition the secretary of state for a recount prior to certification when it appears an error has been made; can request recount of part of the state.

• Recounts after certification: A margin of 1 percent or less of the total vote for office is required, which can apply to a candidate eligible for a runoff and another candidate not eligible. Must recount entire race.

yes after his unsuccessful foray with Borat's daughter he turned into a bat and managed to find another under-aged girl to feed on so he looks veritably glowing now.

Were the tallies reversed, I would expect that the Democrats would request a recount as well, as would be their right under the law.

Is that really so hard to understand? <sigh>

Slander comes so easy to you. <sigh>
Borat's "daughter" was 24.
There would have been no mention of her age before Borat came running into the bedroom, shouting, "She is too old for you, she is 15."

How can you not see what you are doing is wrong, on a number of levels?

Hey I wasn't the one who mentioned Rudi

Yes I suppose it is rather mean of me...

Slander comes so easy to you. <sigh>
Borat's "daughter" was 24.
There would have been no mention of her age before Borat came running into the bedroom, shouting, "She is too old for you, she is 15."

How can you not see what you are doing is wrong, on a number of levels?