Summary
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger addressed concerns about unsigned tabulator tapes from the 2020 election, stating that these errors do not invalidate the votes. The unsigned tapes involved about 315,000 ballots from Fulton County, but multiple audits and recounts have confirmed the election results.
Key Facts
- Over 130 tabulator tapes from Georgia's 2020 election were not signed properly, affecting around 315,000 ballots.
- The unsigned tapes do not mean the ballots are invalid, and these votes have been recounted and audited.
- Former President Donald Trump and his allies have claimed the 2020 election was stolen, despite no evidence of widespread fraud.
- Multiple audits and a statewide hand recount confirmed that Joe Biden won Georgia in the 2020 presidential election.
- Georgia's Rule 183-1-12-.12 requires signature verification on tabulator tapes, which did not happen for these tapes.
- Brad Raffensperger stated that a clerical error does not cancel the validated legal votes.
- The issue has reignited claims of voter fraud among some Republicans and MAGA supporters.
