3 Keys to Understanding FBI Election Raid in Georgia
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
The FBI raid of the election office in Georgia’s largest county may have surprised many Americans. But it was building for more than a year.
It began as a state-county standoff regarding 2020 election data and escalated last fall to include the U.S. Justice Department.
Here are three keys to understanding what led to the FBI raid.
1. What’s Unusual About the 2020 Ballots in Fulton?
In January, the Election Oversight Group, a Georgia organization, issued a 236-page report about the 2020 ballot count in Fulton County.
This week, the report gained national attention when the Election Integrity Network released a three-page summary in the context of the FBI raid.
The Election Oversight report says 148,319 absentee ballots were counted for the 2020 General Election from Fulton County. However, just 125,784 voters were recorded as casting an absentee ballot. That would mean the county counted 22,000 more ballots than people who were recorded to have voted.
A staffer with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office responded that its data doesn’t back up the assertion about 125,784 voters recorded.
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The Election Oversight report also notes that 74,000 absentee ballots were reportedly cast when polls closed on Nov. 3, 2020. Four days later, 148,000 absentee ballots were announced. The report says that only 16,032 ballot images have their corresponding unique “fingerprint” authentication file, while another 132,286 ballot image authentications files were deleted.
“The information in this report documents in one place, in a comprehensive manner and exacting detail, the complete mess of an election that took place in Georgia in November 2020,” Cleta Mitchell, chairwoman of the Election Integrity Network, told The Daily Signal.
“While Fulton County is ground zero for essentially ignoring as many legal requirements as they possibly could, Fulton County is hardly alone in its election malfeasance,” Mitchell added.
Raffensperger’s office declined to comment on the FBI raid until more details are available. Previously, his office addressed similar issues.
For instance, ballot images aren’t counted as votes, but are electronic pictures of ballots made during vote tabulation, officials from Raffensperger’s office said at a May 2024 State Election Board meeting.
Separately, Raffensperger’s office concluded allegations against county election officials of fraudulent counting and counterfeit ballots were false, in a March 2023 report. His office was assisted by the FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
Georgia ranks fifth nationally in The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard.
2. What Was the State Investigating?
The State Election Board issued its first subpoena in November 2024, alleging the documents were missing for thousands of votes in the recount of the 2020 presidential election. The letter to Fulton County noted “unexplained anomalies in vote tabulation and storage related to the 2020 election.”
“Our subpoenas are still open. The board’s official stance was to take custody of those documents,” Janice Johnston, vice chairwoman of the State …
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
The FBI raid of the election office in Georgia’s largest county may have surprised many Americans. But it was building for more than a year.
It began as a state-county standoff regarding 2020 election data and escalated last fall to include the U.S. Justice Department.
Here are three keys to understanding what led to the FBI raid.
1. What’s Unusual About the 2020 Ballots in Fulton?
In January, the Election Oversight Group, a Georgia organization, issued a 236-page report about the 2020 ballot count in Fulton County.
This week, the report gained national attention when the Election Integrity Network released a three-page summary in the context of the FBI raid.
The Election Oversight report says 148,319 absentee ballots were counted for the 2020 General Election from Fulton County. However, just 125,784 voters were recorded as casting an absentee ballot. That would mean the county counted 22,000 more ballots than people who were recorded to have voted.
A staffer with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office responded that its data doesn’t back up the assertion about 125,784 voters recorded.
Report-of-Investigation-Fulton-2020-V2.0Download
The Election Oversight report also notes that 74,000 absentee ballots were reportedly cast when polls closed on Nov. 3, 2020. Four days later, 148,000 absentee ballots were announced. The report says that only 16,032 ballot images have their corresponding unique “fingerprint” authentication file, while another 132,286 ballot image authentications files were deleted.
“The information in this report documents in one place, in a comprehensive manner and exacting detail, the complete mess of an election that took place in Georgia in November 2020,” Cleta Mitchell, chairwoman of the Election Integrity Network, told The Daily Signal.
“While Fulton County is ground zero for essentially ignoring as many legal requirements as they possibly could, Fulton County is hardly alone in its election malfeasance,” Mitchell added.
Raffensperger’s office declined to comment on the FBI raid until more details are available. Previously, his office addressed similar issues.
For instance, ballot images aren’t counted as votes, but are electronic pictures of ballots made during vote tabulation, officials from Raffensperger’s office said at a May 2024 State Election Board meeting.
Separately, Raffensperger’s office concluded allegations against county election officials of fraudulent counting and counterfeit ballots were false, in a March 2023 report. His office was assisted by the FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
Georgia ranks fifth nationally in The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard.
2. What Was the State Investigating?
The State Election Board issued its first subpoena in November 2024, alleging the documents were missing for thousands of votes in the recount of the 2020 presidential election. The letter to Fulton County noted “unexplained anomalies in vote tabulation and storage related to the 2020 election.”
“Our subpoenas are still open. The board’s official stance was to take custody of those documents,” Janice Johnston, vice chairwoman of the State …
3 Keys to Understanding FBI Election Raid in Georgia
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
The FBI raid of the election office in Georgia’s largest county may have surprised many Americans. But it was building for more than a year.
It began as a state-county standoff regarding 2020 election data and escalated last fall to include the U.S. Justice Department.
Here are three keys to understanding what led to the FBI raid.
1. What’s Unusual About the 2020 Ballots in Fulton?
In January, the Election Oversight Group, a Georgia organization, issued a 236-page report about the 2020 ballot count in Fulton County.
This week, the report gained national attention when the Election Integrity Network released a three-page summary in the context of the FBI raid.
The Election Oversight report says 148,319 absentee ballots were counted for the 2020 General Election from Fulton County. However, just 125,784 voters were recorded as casting an absentee ballot. That would mean the county counted 22,000 more ballots than people who were recorded to have voted.
A staffer with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office responded that its data doesn’t back up the assertion about 125,784 voters recorded.
Report-of-Investigation-Fulton-2020-V2.0Download
The Election Oversight report also notes that 74,000 absentee ballots were reportedly cast when polls closed on Nov. 3, 2020. Four days later, 148,000 absentee ballots were announced. The report says that only 16,032 ballot images have their corresponding unique “fingerprint” authentication file, while another 132,286 ballot image authentications files were deleted.
“The information in this report documents in one place, in a comprehensive manner and exacting detail, the complete mess of an election that took place in Georgia in November 2020,” Cleta Mitchell, chairwoman of the Election Integrity Network, told The Daily Signal.
“While Fulton County is ground zero for essentially ignoring as many legal requirements as they possibly could, Fulton County is hardly alone in its election malfeasance,” Mitchell added.
Raffensperger’s office declined to comment on the FBI raid until more details are available. Previously, his office addressed similar issues.
For instance, ballot images aren’t counted as votes, but are electronic pictures of ballots made during vote tabulation, officials from Raffensperger’s office said at a May 2024 State Election Board meeting.
Separately, Raffensperger’s office concluded allegations against county election officials of fraudulent counting and counterfeit ballots were false, in a March 2023 report. His office was assisted by the FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
Georgia ranks fifth nationally in The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard.
2. What Was the State Investigating?
The State Election Board issued its first subpoena in November 2024, alleging the documents were missing for thousands of votes in the recount of the 2020 presidential election. The letter to Fulton County noted “unexplained anomalies in vote tabulation and storage related to the 2020 election.”
“Our subpoenas are still open. The board’s official stance was to take custody of those documents,” Janice Johnston, vice chairwoman of the State …
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