Georgia's Top Elections Official Claims 1,000 People Committed Voter Fraud In Primary
Tommy Beer
Forbes Staff
Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
said Tuesday that some 1,000 residents voted twice in the state's June 9 primary—
by submitting absentee ballots and then voting in person—
and that he plans to prosecute them,
A total of roughly 150,000 people who requested absentee ballots showed up at polling places on election day, often because they had not received their absentee ballots in the mail or decided to instead vote in person,
according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Approximately 1,000 voters returned absentee ballots and then also showed up to vote on election day,
Raffensperger announced Tuesday.
Raffensperger also claimed, without evidence, that those 1,000 individuals intentionally cast two votes, fully aware that they had already submitted an absentee ballot.
"A double voter knows exactly what they're doing, diluting the votes of each and every voter that follows the law,"
Raffensperger declared. "Those that make the choice to game the system are breaking the law. And as secretary of state, I will not tolerate it."
According to the
Associated Press, when Raffensperger was asked to present proof, he didn't provide any evidence of voter intent, other than mentioning one voter in Long County who he said bragged about voting twice.
