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News Articles: Brad Raffensperger

 In Monday’s ruling on Curling v Raffensperger, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg credited the plaintiff’s role in providing evidence that exposed a major security breach of Georgia election equipment in Coffee County, pictured above, following the 2020 election. (Georgia Recorder File)

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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit that challenged Georgia’s electronic voting machine system

A federal judge has dismissed a long-running lawsuit challenging the security of Georgia’s electronic voting machines even though the judge maintained substantial concerns about the system. 

April 02, 2025
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  • Stanley Dunlap and
  • Georgia Recorder
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference.

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Georgia's Brian Kemp would tie for the nation's top-paid governor under a pay-raise proposal

Georgia's Brian Kemp could tie New York's Kathy Hochul for the highest-paid state governor under a proposal made Thursday. State senators agreed to give big pay raises to most of Georgia's statewide elected officials, who are all Republicans.

March 28, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Voting machines fill the floor for early voting at State Farm Arena, Oct. 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Critics of the voting equipment used in Georgia say the state's plan to wait until after 2024 presidential election to install a software update meant to address flaws that an expert says leave the machines open to attack is irresponsible.

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Georgia election board drops suit after group fails to produce ballot-stuffing evidence

The Georgia State Election Board has voted to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena against a conservative group that had alleged ballot stuffing in the state after the group was unable to produce evidence to support its claims.

February 27, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Kelly Loeffler, President Donald Trump's choice to be the administrator of the Small Business Administration, appears before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee for her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

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Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler, former Georgia senator, to lead Small Business Administration

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration. The Senate approved Loeffler on a 52-46 vote Wednesday.

February 19, 2025
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  • Associated Press

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Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen

Republicans in Congress plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation's voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress. They want to push through long-sought changes such as voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.

December 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
In this Jan. 13, 2020 file photo, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks at the state capitol in Atlanta. Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan is leading with her advocacy of abortion rights as she challenges Carr. The two candidates also disagree over who would best protect Georgians from crime and what’s the best approach to protect consumers and encourage businesses.

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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr launches Republican bid in 2026 governor's race

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr says he's running for governor in 2026. The Republican's announcement Thursday makes him the first major candidate from either party in the race. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is limited to two terms.

November 21, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. Meadows is trying to avoid having to testify before a Georgia special grand jury that's investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the state's 2020 election. A lawyer for Meadows on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, argued in a court filing in South Carolina that Meadows shouldn't have to go to Atlanta to testify.

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Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows

The Supreme Court has refused to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election interference case against him in Georgia to federal court, where he would have argued he was immune from prosecution.

November 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Voters are seen exiting the polling station, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Stockbridge, Ga.

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Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'

Record levels of early voting are making it so polls in Georgia might be a "ghost town" on Election Day. Republicans tried to avoid voting early in the last two election cycles because Donald Trump cast doubt on the practice.

November 01, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State, listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022.

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US officials say video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia linked to ‘Russian influence actors’

A video that purports to show election fraud in Georgia by a man who claims to be from Haiti is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors,” U.S. intelligence officials said Friday.

November 01, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A woman holds up her sticker that signifies that she has officially voted in the state of Georgia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Atlanta.

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Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election

Election officials in Georgia's third-largest county say they're late in mailing more than 3,000 absentee ballots to voters just a few days before the election. Election officials in Cobb County north of Atlanta say they're using express mail and UPS overnight delivery in an effort to deliver the ballots on time.

November 01, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Wandrea Moss and Ruby Hunt

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Georgia election workers settle defamation lawsuit against conservative website

Two Georgia election workers have reached a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against a Missouri-based website that falsely accused them of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss say Friday that the lawsuit against The Gateway Pundit, its owner Jim Hoft and his brother Joe Hoft was settled fairly.

October 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Andy Brown takes a break on top of what remains of a tree that destroyed his SUV when it fell during Hurricane Helene on in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

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A federal judge rejects a call to reopen voter registration in Georgia after Hurricane Helene

A federal judge won't order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November's elections in the presidential battleground state. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross came after a hearing Thursday.

October 11, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Georgia's State Election Board members discuss proposals for election rule changes at the state capitol, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Atlanta.

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Republican-led group sues to block Georgia rule requiring hand count of ballots

A Republican-led group is challenging Georgia's new requirement that poll workers count the total number of ballots by hand. Eternal Vigilance Action is asking a judge to overturn the rule, saying it's another example of the State Election Board overstepping its legal authority.

September 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Progressive activist Cornel West speaks at a demonstration in Union Park outside the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.

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Votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count in Georgia for now

In yet another reversal, votes in Georgia for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count for now. The Georgia Supreme Court on Sunday paused orders that had disqualified both.

September 16, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Independent candidate Cornel West appeared at a protest outside the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Fulton judge overturns Georgia secretary of state decision in favor of third-party ballot presence

Georgians could have fewer choices for president when they go to vote this November after two Fulton County Superior Court judges reversed Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s decision and ruled independent candidate Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz with the Party for Socialism and Liberation are not eligible to run for president in the state.

September 13, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
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