#Georgia state House Speaker David Ralston called on top #Elections officials to carry out a signature re-verification of #AbsenteeBallots after President Trump said the process would be a “goldmine” of #Fraud and sway the #ElectionResults in his favor. https://t.co/LEX2WLia9h
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) December 1, 2020
Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston (R) has called for a signature-match analysis to be conducted on absentee ballots cast in the state. Most state officials – many of them Republicans – have so far resisted such a demand.
“I am reiterating my call for @GaSecofState [Brad Rafffensperger (R)]to request the signature verification of absentee ballots. Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, and we must use all available tools to protect the integrity of the vote,” Ralston said, according to a statement posted David Shafer, Chair of the Georgia GOP.
House Speaker David Ralston today: “I am reiterating my call for @GaSecofState to request the signature verification of absentee ballots. Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, and we must use all available tools to protect the integrity of the vote.”
— David Shafer (@DavidShafer) November 30, 2020
From The Epoch Times:
“When absentee ballots are received by Georgia election officials, the signature on the envelope is checked against the signature on the ballot and against the signature on the voter’s registration application. After the signatures are matched, ballots and envelopes are separated, with no personally identifiable information remaining attributed to ballots themselves, in line with Georgia’s ballot secrecy requirements, meant to prevent a voter’s choice from being tied back to their identity.”
There is no identifying information on the absentee ballot. It does not matter if it has been separated from the envelope. You compare the name and signature on the envelope to the name and signature on the absentee ballot application and original voter registration.
— David Shafer (@DavidShafer) December 1, 2020
So far, officials in Georgia have conducted a recount of votes cast, a process insufficient if the goal is to identify fraudulent ballots, according to critics.