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Georgia’s secretary of state today ordered the state to begin a manual count of all presidential ballots, noting that the difference in the votes cast for President Donald Trump and his opponent Joe Biden is only 14,111 votes. Reuters reported.
The agency recalled that Biden did not need Georgia’s electoral votes to win the election. With his victory in Pennsylvania announced by the media on Saturday morning, he received more than the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.
“With such a small difference, a complete manual census is required in each county. This will help build confidence,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Rafenspurger said at a news conference. He noted that about 5 million votes had been cast in the state and that the race was of “national importance.” Raffensperger added that he would investigate all allegations of voter fraud, but gave no indication of evidence of massive violations.
In the United States, many, including members of Trump’s Republican Party, view Democrat Biden as president-elect. The leaders of most of the world’s leading countries have already congratulated him on his victory.
An interesting fact is that Facebook has decided to extend the post-election ban on political advertising for another month, Reuters reported. The company announced this in emails sent to advertisers today.
“Although many sources have declared a winner in the presidential election, we believe it is important to prevent confusion and abuse on our platform,” Reuters said, citing the email. A company spokesman declined to comment.
Meanwhile, various allegations of election irregularities have been circulating on social media and it appears that another online giant, Google, is also extending its ban on post-election political ads. The company has not yet announced when the restrictions will be lifted. A Google spokesperson previously said it would lift the ban depending on factors such as how long it takes to count votes and whether there is civil unrest.
