An investigation into ballot harvesting in Georgia continues after the state elections board gives stamp of approval.
QUICK FACTS:
- The Georgia State Elections board has put its stamp of approval on an investigation into alleged ballot harvesting during the 2020 presidential election.
- According to an article by The Conservative Brief, the elections board approbated a subpoena sought by the Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
- The subpoena is going to allow the Secretary of State who is a Republican, to gather evidence and testimony into whether third-party liberal activists illegally gathered thousand of absentee ballots during the recent general election.
- Just the News reported Monday that the elections investigations include looking into the November general election as well as the subsequent run-off election that decided the U.S. Senate seat.
HOW THE INVESTIGATION GAINED TRACTION:
- Elections Board interim chairman Matthew Mashburn said after emerging from the closed-door session that there was sufficient precedent to move forward, after he was unanimously chosen to take the chairman’s position.
- The organization considered video footage of ballot traffickers bringing in stacks of ballots in drop boxes between midnight and 5 a.m. as well as cell phone videos showing 240 activists making ballot deliveries.
BACKGROUND:
- In addition to Georgia’s investigation, the state of Wisconsin is also pursuing a probe into voter irregularities, according to The Washington Times.
- The northern state is also investigating claims of illegal ballot harvesting and voter coercion in nursing homes as well as outright bribery by private groups, according to the Times.
