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When it came time to actually present evidence to support their ridiculous talking points in court, President Biden’s DOJ and their liberal allies failed miserably.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Partisan critics of Georgia’s elections described our processes and security measures as ‘ Jim Crow 2.0 ’ designed to ‘ suppress ’ voters and ‘ subvert ’ elections, but record-breaking midterm voter turnout, minimal voter wait times and an overwhelming majority of voters approving of how our election went prove that Georgia voters see through those lies. They know that Georgia elections are safe, secure and accessible to every legal voter.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Georgia's election laws strike an appropriate balance between election security and voter convenience, we saw record voter turnout in 2022, extremely high voter turnout for a midterm election, at levels that prove claims of voter suppression are just as trumped up as claims of stolen elections.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
In 2018, 223,576 Georgians voted by mail for governor. So far this year, we’ve received 239,789 requests for absentee ballots, 238,356 have been mailed out, we’ll exceed 2018’s total for mailed-in ballots. So far we’ve been breaking the early vote record set in 2018, and we’re approaching the early vote numbers in 2020.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
When it came to actually present evidence to support their ridiculous talking points in court, President Biden’s The DOJ and their liberal allies failed miserably, that’s because the common sense election reforms in Georgia’s Election Integrity Act, like photo-ID for all forms of voting, make sense.' Raffensperger continued.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We found two dead people when I wrote my letter to Congress. That's dated Jan. 6, and subsequent to that, we found two more. That's one, two, three, four people, not 4,000, but just a total of four. Not 10,000, not 5,000.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They started going after her, I think, to put pressure on me.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
The incredible turnout we have seen demonstrates once and for all that Georgia's Election Integrity Act struck a good balance between the guardrails of access and security.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is not acceptable behavior to threaten the wives, the children, the family of people that work for the government or even the government workers, they didn't sign up for this.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
With that environment, it only makes sense to provide additional resources for election security so that everyone can have confidence in the results.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Together with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, investigators in my office have looked into hundreds of allegations of voter fraud since the November 2020 election but have found nothing that puts the overall integrity of Georgia’s elections in doubt or anything even close to putting the election results in question, thankfully, many conservatives recognize that we had a free and fair election but came up short, and that the people of Georgia are better off if we look forward rather than relitigating the past.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I spoke to the January 6th committee to ensure they included the full record of how stolen election claims damage our democracy -- whether in 2016, 2018, or 2020, while liberals in Washington, D.C. remain focused on Trump, conservatives should focus on the kitchen table issues that really matter to the American people.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
And so President Trump run down every single rabbit trail, none of it ever was supported by the facts. And so I was never concerned from the standpoint of President Trump, but I heard the threat that Herschel Walker was making.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Some people have made comments that,' It comes with the territory.' I find that beyond the pale, what you're talking about is not just Brad Raffensperger, but you're also talking about my wife, my daughter-in-law, my family.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
The ballots themselves were approved and are lawful ballots, but were processes violated ? That's what we're investigating right now.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Making sure Georgia’s voter rolls are up to date is key to ensuring the integrity of our elections, that is why I fought and beat Stacey Abrams in court in 2019 to remove nearly 300,000 obsolete voter files before the November election, and will do so again this year. Bottom line, there is no legitimate reason to keep ineligible voters on the rolls.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Making sure Georgia's voter rolls are up to date is key to ensuring the integrity of our elections, there is no legitimate reason to keep ineligible voters on the rolls.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Just kind of think about the emotional scars that would -- could happen to them, but also what if they're actually in physical danger ?
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Just kind of think about the emotional scars that would -- could happen to them, but also what if they're actually in physical danger ? So that's why we took a several-month break of having the grandchildren over there until things started calming down a little bit.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
It seemed apparent to us that they were basically casing our house, seeing what kind of security measures we had. And so we just decided that we'd take an early Thanksgiving vacation and that's what we did.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think what people are looking for is someone that they know that they can trust, someone who has integrity, and then someone that actually is pretty good with numbers.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
This process is utilized in both red and blue states, this is something I supported when I ran in 2018.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
We had the numbers that just never supported the contentions and allegations that were made, and really at the end of the day what it gets down to is : is it the rule of law, or is it the rule of man ?
Found on CNN 3 years ago
From day one I have encouraged Georgians with legitimate concerns about the election in their counties to pursue those claims through legal avenues, fulton County has a longstanding history of election mismanagement that has understandably weakened voters' faith in its system. Allowing this audit provides another layer of transparency and citizen engagement.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
We’re mindful when we pass laws that people are not excluded for any reason, whatsoever. That everyone has the opportunity to vote, and we want to make sure we have the appropriate guardrails.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Going back and using pejorative terms like Jim Crow—there is nothing in this bill like Jim Crow at all.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
What you want is a law or process that works, no matter who is in charge - Republican or Democrat—because it is objectively fair, i will always fight to make sure we have the appropriate balance of accessibility and security so that everyone knows that their vote will count and be counted accurately, and if we do that, then at the end of the day, if you lose a race you’ve lost it honestly, and you need to go back and figure out what you’re going to do the next time to actually win.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
When you have those together, that work in harmony, and the glue is integrity, then that’s what you really want, but if you just have 100% accessibility and same-day registration, then there is no security in the system and when people see no security in the system, then they lose confidence.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I wish we would have had more conversations, but sometimes things end up in the national narrative and disinformation cycle before you really have a chance.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
When you’re publicly traded, you have to understand that we live in very polarized times, and when you start doing something to please one half of the side, you’re going to make a make a decision displeases the other half.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
It is not a racist bill—having a driver’s license number is supported by two-thirds of all Georgians—African Americans support it, caucasians support it, Democrats support it, and Republicans, we have used photo ID for over 12 years now, everyone accepts it, everyone has an ID to, you know, jump on a plane, people have it all the time.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
What he said was 180 degrees different than what is actually in the law, that’s just playing politics to hit that emotional hook, to get someone to send you a few dollars so that it really gins up your base.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Unfortunately, that Jim Crow lie is dangerous for election confidence, going back and using pejorative terms like Jim Crow—there is nothing in this bill like Jim Crow at all.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
That was an ongoing investigation, i don't believe that an elected official should be involved in that process.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Continuing to make debunked claims of a stolen election is hurting our state, the President has The President due process rights and those are available to him. It's time we all focus on the future and growth.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Whether it is the President of the United States or a failed gubernatorial candidate, disinformation regarding election administration should be condemned and rejected. Integrity matters. Truth matters, today, the secretary of state's office will be recertifying our state's election results. Then the safe harbor, under the United States code to name electors, is tomorrow, and then they will meet on December 14 to officially elect The President.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Today is an important day for election integrity in Georgia and across the country, georgians can now move forward knowing that their votes, and only their legal votes, were counted accurately, fairly, and reliably.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Well, I really say that, you know, my faith really is part of me. It's part of who I am, I guess, it becomes part of your character. It's just sewn in, and one of the threads of your total human personhood that you have, it's part of me and so we lean into it.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Numbers don't lie, as secretary of state, I believe that the numbers that we are presented today are correct.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I'm going to make sure we count every legal, lawful vote and we're not going to count any illegal votes, my record will stand on itself. We have done a great job.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Earlier today Senators Kelly Loeffler and Senator Perdue called for my resignation, let me start by saying that is not going to happen. The voters of Georgia hired me, and the voters will be the one to fire me.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
My job is to follow Georgia law and see to it that all legal votes, and no illegal votes, are counted properly and accurately, as Secretary of State, that is my duty, and I will continue to do my duty. As a Republican, I am concerned about Republicans keeping the U.S. Senate. I recommend that Senators Kelly Loeffler and Senator Perdue start focusing on that.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
The system worked fine, it's not the system, a double voter knows exactly what they're doing, diluting the votes of each and every voter that follows the law.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Let me be clear. It is a felony to double vote in Georgia. And we prosecute, my office is dedicated, working with counties to assure that it won't happen in November, or in the future.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
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