These questions arose after former Vice President J. Biden was dragged into the presidential race in Pennsylvania following a very difficult and multidisciplinary effort to count nationwide ballots in Pennsylvania. Trump has accused without evidence that widespread fraud by Democrats is hampering his campaign.
Trump has accused Democrats in several states of turning the election process against him. Georgia, which has long been a red state with a Republican administration, also fell behind, instead raising the issue of military voting.
When the rules vary by state, Military ballots in Georgia The postmark should be on election day itself and should be received by 5pm on Friday. By noon on Friday, 18,008 military ballots had been accepted and 8,410 were still pending with the possibility of a return, Georgia officials said.
“There are ballots that he’s doing, there’s ballots that he’s not making,” said Gabriel Sterling, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Rafensparger’s office fee manager for voter systems. “We will count all legal ballots.”
Trump has repeatedly accused the mail-in ballot of being subject to widespread fraud without evidence, an allegation refuted by past studies. The pace of the postal service has slowed down since then Postmaster General Louis Djoy, A Trump ally, implemented spending-saving measures this summer, outraged at Democrats who knew the election relied heavily on mail. Corona virus Nationwide epidemic.
The number of ballots still remains that led Trump to withdraw the lead from Biden. With nearly a million votes in the race, the two candidates will have a narrow margin of votes, the vote count will be, Refensperg announced on Friday. Any military ballots received by Friday will be included by Tuesday.
According to figures released Friday afternoon, Biden has the most military votes left for Trump so far, with urban and suburban counties, including Fulton 956, Decalb 802, and Gwyneth 741. This could include service members from anywhere in the world who are still registered in org.
Georgia’s most populous Fulton County has received at least 900 military and foreign votes in the past few days. And expects them to take action by Friday evening and report their findings to the Secretary of State., Said County Election Director Richard Barron.
County with military bases nearby and a significant number of remaining ball lanes include Cobb, home to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, which has 569; And Muskgi, outside Fort Benning, with 323.
About 500 military ballots were returned between Thursday and Friday. Based on previous years, probably. It is possible that the remaining several thousand ballots either did not return, or did not arrive on time, casting doubt on whether they were enough to turn Georgia in Trump’s favor.
“I don’t think anyone will see a significant movement, the closer it is to Georgia, the closer it is,” said Scott Cooper, a spokesman for Count Avery Hero, a non-partisan effort to ensure the military vote is counted.
But Cooper, a retired Marine Corps officer and former Democratic candidate in Congress, said every ballot should be counted and suggested that lessons be learned from what happened in Georgia. Despite being home to large military installations, the state has one of the country’s strict laws for returning military ballots, Leaving the voice of many service members who vote without listening to every election, He said.
“I’m really fired when these guys and gals send in their ballots and they don’t get there on time.” “That’s not true.”
Cooper compared Georgia and North Carolina, allowing service members to return their ballots by mail, fax or email. In North Carolina, votes received by mail are counted 10 days after the general election, and do not require a postmark.
Alex Horton and Reese Thebalt contributed to this report.
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