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Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 06:41 PM Nov 2020

Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won

ATLANTA (AP) — "Georgia’s governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump.

The certification brings the state one step closer to wrapping up an election that has been fraught with unfounded accusations of fraud by Trump and his supporters.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified results reported by the state’s 159 counties following a meticulous hand count of the 5 million ballots cast in the race. The results show Biden with 2.47 million votes, President Donald Trump with 2.46 million votes and Libertarian Jo Jorgensen with 62,138. That leaves Biden leading by a margin of 12,670 votes or 0.25%.

Later Friday, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp certified the state’s slate of 16 presidential electors, his spokesman Cody Hall said.

The hand tally stemmed 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. The audit was meant to confirm that the voting machines correctly tabulated the votes."

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-certify-election-joe-biden-ea8f867d740f3d7d42d0a55c1aef9e69

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Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won (Original Post) Demsrule86 Nov 2020 OP
Yeah!! Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #1
He made a partisan speech but did his job...could have waited until 5:00 tomorrow. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #2
K & R...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #3
Thank you. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #4
Always like to see good news at the top of the page... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #5
I was looking for this and didn't see it...and some said it didnt' happen so I posted it...so Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #6

Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
2. He made a partisan speech but did his job...could have waited until 5:00 tomorrow.
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 06:46 PM
Nov 2020

Trump lost and this is the beginning of the end for him.

Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
6. I was looking for this and didn't see it...and some said it didnt' happen so I posted it...so
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 07:09 PM
Nov 2020

relieved.

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