Nov 18 WATCH: Georgia election official holds news conference amid recount By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The hand recount of nearly 5 million votes stems from an audit required by a new state law and wasn’t in response to any suspected problems with the state’s results or an official recount request. Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: Georgia secretary of state's office speaks about election recount By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Georgia's secretary of state is a man on an island, and the political flood is rising fast, as President Donald Trump and his allies vent their outrage at the fellow Republican over unsupported claims that mismanagement and fraud tainted the… Continue reading
Nov 13 Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The law requires that one race be audited by hand to check that the machines counted the ballots accurately, not because of any suspected problems with the results. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 6:07 What this Georgia Republican wants to see from state's recount In Georgia, President-elect Biden leads President Trump by more than 14,000 votes, but the state will conduct a hand recount of nearly 5 million ballots. Trump and Georgia Republicans continue to ask for investigations into “voting irregularities,” but the Republican… Continue watching
Nov 12 WATCH: Georgia counties prepare for hand tally of presidential race By Kate Brumback, Associated Press On Wednesday, Raffensperger announced an audit of presidential election results that he says would be done with a full hand tally of ballots because the margin is so tight. Continue reading
Nov 12 Democrats, GOP take different approaches to Georgia Senate runoffs By Bill Barrow, Ben Nadler, Associated Press Those opening salvos of Georgia’s twin Senate runoff campaign -- Ossoff looking to unseat Republican Sen. David Perdue and Warnock facing off with Loeffler -- showcase starkly different approaches the two parties are taking to the unusual circumstances that make… Continue reading
Nov 11 Georgia audit to trigger hand recount of presidential vote By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference Wednesday that his office wants the process to begin by the end… Continue reading
Nov 07 Fight for Senate control awaits in Georgia after Biden's win By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press While Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House, control of the U.S. Senate likely won’t be decided until January. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 3:42 Georgia to be 'center of the American political universe' during recount, runoff election By PBS NewsHour Nearly 5 million ballots were cast in Georgia, where razor-thin margins in the presidential election mean the state will enter a recount process in the coming weeks, and a January runoff will decide the fate of both the state’s Senate… Continue watching
Nov 06 Perdue, Ossoff head to Georgia U.S. Senate runoff By Ben Nadler, Associated Press The contest is one of two high-profile runoffs in the state that could determine which party controls the upper chamber. Continue reading