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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo Trump can request a recount in Georgia?
So what the hell was the purpose of the recount they just did?
idziak4ever1234
(1,257 posts)Abnredleg
(670 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Certify the vote.
The SoS of Georgia is required, by law, to do an audit of ONE election each cycle. This year, the SoS, Raffensperger, chose to do an audit of Trump v. Biden, specifically, but that has nothing to do with Georgias recount procedures. Whether or not Trump would be entitled to a recount under Georgia law, I do not know, but that would be completely separate from the audit that Raffensperger just conducted.
-Laelth
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)That step is required before a side can request a recount. The first recount also validated the election counting, so Trump faces a massive hill in over-turning the vote.
CottonBear
(21,597 posts)A recount would be a tabulation of all ballots with scanners. This would include all votes on each ballot.
kurtcagle
(1,604 posts)He wants to get to the point where there are still outstanding states that haven't certified by the time the electors meeting comes up in December, thus throwing that process into doubt and forcing it into the supreme court.
Georgia should take the same tack as Wisconsin, and charge heavily for any recount. The RNC has got to be bleeding money that would otherwise be going into the Georgia Senate races for the GOP paying for all of these recounts and legal fees.
underpants
(182,988 posts)What they just did was a hand tally which is basically rechecking the math.
A recount will be running all 5,000,000 ballots through the scanners. They do a test of say 50 Biden 45 Trump and 5 Jorgeson ballots and see that he scanner gets the right count. Once that is verified they start running all of the ballots through. Once smaller counties are done they will move the machines (about 200 statewide) to larger counties. Trump has two business days to request a recount ONCE THE VOTES ARE CERTIFIED. They are certifying tomorrow. Trump will have until Tuesday to make the request. With Thanksgiving next week, Georgia could start the recount on Monday or next Monday depending on when Trump makes the request. They arent sure how long it will take. They can process 50 ballots per minute per scanner.
Iris
(15,676 posts)underpants
(182,988 posts)Iris
(15,676 posts)Or is certification delayed because of his demand for a recount?
underpants
(182,988 posts)Iris
(15,676 posts)MFM008
(19,827 posts)leaning voters in Georgia to COME OUT Jan 5.
Blue Owl
(50,547 posts)ecstatic
(32,777 posts)I don't want my tax dollars paying for that shit!
LisaL
(44,980 posts)Because GA called the first one an "audit" technically there was no recount.
Trump can request a recount because margin of victory is smaller than 0.5%.
It won't however be a hand recount.