Jun 17 Who is Brad Raffensperger and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino Brad Raffensperger is Georgia’s secretary of state and is expected to testify on June 21 before the Jan. 6 committee, under a subpoena. Continue reading
Jun 02 Trump 2020 election probe grand jury to hear from Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger By Associated Press Georgia's top elections official has entered a courthouse in Atlanta where he was summoned to appear before a special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jan 31 Georgia DA investigating Trump asks FBI for security help By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The request comes after the former president railed against prosecutors investigating him. Continue reading
Jan 20 Georgia prosecutor investigating possible interference in 2020 election asks for special grand jury By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Georgia prosecutor investigating possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election by former President Donald Trump and others has asked for a special grand jury to aid the investigation. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 7:41 Georgia’s top election official on defending the 2020 result, state’s new voting rules In the days and months following former President Donald Trump's re-election defeat in 2020, several American election officials faced threats and an intense pressure campaign by Trump officials desperate to stay in power. Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was… Continue watching
Mar 22 Trump endorses challenger against Georgia elections chief Brad Raffensperger By Associated Press Rep. Jody Hice, a tea party favorite and Trump acolyte, is the first major challenger to Brad Raffensperger since the secretary of state certified President Joe Biden’s narrow victory in Georgia and disputed Trump’s false allegations of fraud. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: Georgia Secretary of State’s office delivers remarks on Senate runoff elections By Associated Press Officials from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will deliver remarks Jan. 6 as vote counting continues following yesterday's Senate runoff elections. Continue reading
Jan 04 WATCH: Georgia election officials reject Trump call to ‘find’ more votes By Jeff Amy, Darlene Superville, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Georgia's top election official responded after the release of a phone call where President Donald Trump can be heard pressuring him to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state. Continue reading
Jan 03 Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to ‘find’ Trump votes By Jeff Amy, Darlene Superville, Kate Brumback, Associated Press The renewed intervention and the persistent and unfounded claims of fraud by the first president to lose reelection in almost 30 years come nearly two weeks before Trump leaves office and two days before twin runoffs in Georgia that will… Continue reading
Dec 30 Investigators say ‘no fraudulent absentee ballots’ in Georgia county By Associated Press Investigators who audited the signatures on more than 15,000 absentee ballot envelopes in one Georgia county found “no fraudulent absentee ballots,” according to the audit report. Continue reading