"Georgia's ballots in 2020 were counted three times, twice by scanner and once by hand, five million of them, In 73% of Georgia's 159 counties, the margin of the hand count varied from the original by 10 voters or fewer,' these pages reported at the time. In a quarter of counties, the two numbers exactly matched.' In other words, the hand tally validated the machine count, it reminded readers."
"This is all getting more attention than it deserves because Mr. [Brad] Raffensperger is running for Governor, and his GOP primary opponents are using the Fulton County mistake against him. But his opponents offer no evidence that the error produced fraudulent ballots. Elections are supposed to run by the book, and Fulton County's blunder is bad for public confidence. Yet so are Mr. Trump's constantly shifting claims that the 2020 election was stolen, with"
An admission that election workers failed to sign tabulator tapes in Fulton County in 2020 prompted viral claims that the state's electoral votes were stolen. Georgia's ballots were counted three times—twice by scanner and once by hand—covering five million ballots. In 73% of counties the hand-count margin varied from machine results by ten voters or fewer, and in a quarter of counties the counts exactly matched, validating the machine tallies. A procedural error undermines confidence but does not constitute evidence of fraudulent ballots or justify discarding lawful votes. Political opponents amplified the mistake for electoral advantage.
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