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Georgia Elections Official Mr. Brad Raffensperger – Photo: REUTERS
In the U.S. hour release of November 21, his campaign Triumph He said the request was to “ensure that all aspects of Georgia state law and the United States Constitution are adhered to so that all legitimate votes are counted. President Trump and his campaign continue to emphasize the honest recount of the votes”. Georgia, which should include signature matching and other important safeguards. “
Under Georgia law, candidates have the right to request a recount if the difference is less than 0.5%. Previously, Georgia manually counted 5 million votes in the state and results released on November 20 showed Biden leading by a difference of 12,670 votes, or 0.26% out of a total of nearly 5 million votes. .
By law, manual recount is part of the audit of election results, it is not considered a formal recount.
“Since the difference remains below 0.5%, the president can demand a recount after the state has certified the results. The recount will be done by rescanning all ballots,” said the official. Georgia Elections Director Brad Raffensperger told CNN.
Additionally, by law, manual vote counting is actually part of the election results auditing process and is not considered a formal recount.
Therefore, Mr. Trump’s campaign has 2 business days from the date Georgia certifies the election results on November 20 to submit the recount request. The cost of the vote count will be paid with taxes.
The results of the previous manual recount found votes lost in many counties. Trump has criticized the audit process as a “joke.” On the social network Twitter, the US president confirmed that “thousands of fraudulent votes have been discovered.”
