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News Articles: Brad Raffensperger

Gabriel Sterling a top Georgia elections official speaks on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, during a news conference in Atlanta. On Tuesday Dec. 1, 2020, Sterling called on President Donald Trump to condemn supporters who have threatened violence against election officials. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | As Recount Wraps, Long-shot Lawsuits Emerge

On this episode, we tackle Georgia’s recount, more misinformation from President Donald Trump and long-shot conspiracy-laden lawsuits seeking to overturn the election.

December 02, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
SOS

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | In Georgia, 'Facts Always Win' Over Disinformation

On this episode of Battleground: Ballot Box, Georgia's secretary of state discusses his fight against voting misinformation in the weeks since the presidential election.

November 23, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Raffensperger Addresses Election 'Doubts,' Responds To Biden's Ga. Win

Friday on Political Rewind: The extraordinary hand recount of some 5 million presidential ballots has confirmed that Democratic challenger Joe Biden won Georgia and won its 16 electoral votes. Biden becomes the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Georgia since 1992.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who later certified the election results today, joined our panel.  

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announces a full hand recount of the 2020 presidential race.

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  • Elections

Raffensperger: Georgia Certified Election Because 'Numbers Don't Lie'

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the "numbers don't lie" and Joe Biden narrowly won Georgia, while also announcing some legislative priorities to improve the voting system next year.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

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  • Politics

Trump Campaign Started Pressuring Georgia's Secretary Of State Long Before The Election

Long before Republican senators began publicly denouncing how Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger handled the voting there, he withstood pressure from the campaign of Donald Trump to endorse the president for reelection.

November 18, 2020
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By:
  • Jessica Huseman and
  • Mike Spies
Cobb County Election officials handle ballots during an audit, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. A hand tally of the nearly 5 million votes cast in the presidential race in Georgia has entered its fourth day Monday.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Counties Wrap Up Final Tallies As Statewide Election Audit Nears Deadline

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Counties have until midnight to finish their audits of ballots cast in the November presidential election. No evidence of election fraud has been found.

November 18, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks outside of the state Capitol.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Raffensperger Stands By Georgia Ballot Integrity Amid Republican Uproar

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is responding to criticism from leaders in his own party. President Donald Trump, Georgia’s two sitting senators and other high-ranking Republicans claim, without evidence, Raffensperger is complicit in rigging the state’s election for Democratic challenger President-elect Joe Biden.

November 17, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Votes are being counted very carefully. This illustration shows a magnifying glass being taken to images of ballots.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Tension Between Republicans Over Election Integrity As Senate Runoffs Loom

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The spotlight remains focused on Georgia following the election as two crucial Senate races head to a January runoff. Influential figures are expected to make appearances here in the next nine weeks in the lead up to the Jan. 5 runoff elections, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is responding to criticism from Georgia Republicans over his handling of the November election in the state. He received calls for his resignation by Sens. Loeffler and Perdue.

Our panel of experts and insiders break down the latest news.

November 11, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
The Supreme Court in Washington on the day after the election, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: SCOTUS Weighs Affordable Care Act; Georgia GOP Squabbles Over Election

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that challenges if the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. Georgia, among several other states, joined the federal government in challenging the legality of Obamacare as health care for hundreds of thousands of Georgians — and millions of Americans — could be at stake today.

November 10, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says Georgians should expect to wait in line on Election Day amidst record turnout.

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  • Politics

Georgia's Republican Senators Call On Secretary Of State To Resign

Sen. David Perdue and Sen. Kelly Loeffler are calling on Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to resign after "too many failures in Georgia elections this year," though the lawmakers failed to cite evidence to support their claims.

November 09, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

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  • Elections

Early Voting Knocked Offline In Several Counties As Storm Blows Through

Tropical storm Zeta’s heavy winds caused power outages across Georgia early Thursday morning, including at some of the state’s early voting sites, but the lost access outages will likely not dampen the state’s record early voting numbers, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.

As of 10 a.m. Thursday, 15 counties were opening their early voting locations late, Raffensperger said. Three of those counties have reported power outages in at least one location, and all six of Douglas County’s early voting locations were without power.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr

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  • News

Georgia Joining Effort To Stop Precious Metals Investment Fraud Scheme

Georgia is joining 29 other states in a coordinated crackdown on an alleged fraudulent precious metals scheme that has solicited more than $180 million from seniors and other investors.

September 30, 2020
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced an investigation into 1,000 cases of alleged double-voting in Georgia's primary.

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  • Elections

Elections Officials Investigate Alleged Double Voting In Georgia Primary

Less than a tenth of a percent of a record 1.1 million people who voted by mail might have also cast a ballot in person, state officials say, also reminding Georgians it is illegal to vote twice.

September 08, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
A voting sign outside of a polling location in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: A Run-Off Election Rundown

Friday on Political Rewind, a look at what is at stake in next week's runoff elections. In the Republican races in 14th and 9th Georgia districts, national attention has been drawn to the controversial statements of candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene. Will voters choose her to go on through to the November election?  What would her selection mean for state and national GOP officials?

August 07, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced a four-part plan to improve elections administration ahead of the November general election.

Elections Chief Calls For More Polls, Training, Tech Support To Avoid November Meltdown

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger unveiled a plan Wednesday to help Georgia elections officials better prepare for the general election...

June 17, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
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