Published 11:00 IST, November 12th 2020
Georgia to start 'hand re-count' of 5 million ballots, Trump reiterates 'we will win'
Georgia Rep. said that though it would be a mammoth task to recount with hand 5 million ballots, he will work with counties to get state certification in time.
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On vember 11, Georgia's top election official anunced that re will be 'full by-hand recount in each county’ as requested by Trump campaign. Secretary of State Br Raffensperger said at a press dress that hand recount will restore confidence in electoral process, ding, that it will be an audit, a recount and a recanvass all put toger. Raffensperger ded that though it would be a mammoth task to recount with hand 5 million ballots, he will work with counties to get state certification in time.
While Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won state of Georgia as per television projection by a slim margin of 14,000 ballots, Edison Research hn’t yet declared him a winner. Thus far, 98 of Georgia's 159 counties certified results and remaining have until this week to do so before audit begins, Raffensperger said. “We are committed to counting every legal ballot. Georgia voters deserve accurate, secure results. We stand by our numbers,” Georgia’s Rep. Secretary of state said on Twitter. Furr, in a separate live-streamed news conference at Atlanta, Raffensperger said, ”With margin being so close, it will require a full by hand recount in each county. This will help build confidence."
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Raffensperger asked to 'resign'
Georgia Republican’s comments come just a few days after Trump campaign accused democrats of “stealing election” and me demands for him to resign over accusations of mismanaging electoral procedures. GOP senators, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue accused Raffensperger in a press dress, saying, that he must resign as he failed to deliver honest and transparent elections. According to sources of NBC, officials are looking at v. 20 deline to complete recount in time in Peach State. Staffers will be working overtime over next coming weeks to sort large stacks of ballots into piles and count m fairly under watch of observers assigned by both Republican and Democratic Party. It's a big process, Raffensperger told reporters, ding, to hit deline, 23,000 ballots will be recounted each hour.
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11:02 IST, November 12th 2020