COVER-UP: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Files Legal Brief to Weaken Fulton County Ballot Audit
Shane Trejo
Apr 4, 2021Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has filed a legal brief to weaken an upcoming audit of suspect ballots in his latest peculiar move to stand in the way of electoral transparency.
Activists with VoterGA have pushed to subject ballots in Fulton County, GA to a forensic audit. A judge has acquiesced to their demands, but Raffensperger is fighting to keep the ballots from being properly inspected. The amicus brief filed by Raffensperger’s office can be seen here.
“The Secretary respectfully requests that the Court permit Petitioners to inspect ballot images only, and deny Petitioners’ request to inspect and scan ballots,†the brief states.
“Petitioners have submitted to the Court a proposed order granting their Motion to Unseal, which would grant Petitioners sweeping and unprecedented access to all ballots,†the brief adds.
VoterGA claims that Raffensperger misrepresented their position in his amicus brief. They are also weary of Raffensperger’s request to provide the activists with only “ballot images†that are curated by the Secretary of State’s office, rather than the actual ballot itself.
“Ballots are then scanned through optical voting scanners selected and furnished by the State of Georgia pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-300. Once scanned, an electronic ballot image is created and stored on a memory card,†the amicus brief explains.
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