No Counterfeit Ballots Found By Georgia Election Investigators

No Counterfeit Ballots Found By Georgia Election Investigators

Gwinnett County election worker looks over absentee and provisional ballots on Nov. 6, 2020.

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Georgia election investigators were unable to find any counterfeit ballots among batches identified by Republican vote-counters, according to a court brief Tuesday, dealing a blow to a lawsuit seeking to inspect absentee ballots cast in last year’s presidential election. The court document filed on behalf of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said investigators reviewed 1,000 absentee ballots from batches in Fulton County that allegedly contained “pristine” ballots with perfectly filled-in ovals and no fold lines. All ballots in those batches appeared to be legitimate. “The secretar...

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