With Election Day looming closer, President Donald Trump (R) is sharing his concern with the election process. Over the weekend, during a rally in Pennsylvania, the former president questioned how long it would take some states to count the votes. Georgia, a swing state, is once again at the center of discussion, but lawmakers say there's nothing to worry about. Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) responded to the president's concerns, touting the states use of paper ballots and its quick tabulation process.
During an appearance on CBS News' Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, Secretary Raffensperger responded to the president's comments at the Pennsylvania rally. At the rally, the president said, "they spend all this money on machines, and then they announce 'we expect to have the results like seven days after the election.' If you had paper ballots, you'd have them by ten o' clock."
When Secretary Raffensperger was asked if there would be any delays with Georgia's voting process, the secretary denied the claim.
"In Georgia, 100% of all the votes cast will be on a paper ballot," Secretary Raffensperger assured. "But actually nationwide, it's going to be over 96 to 97% of all voting in America will be on paper ballots." He explained that the state had signed SB 189 into law, which ensures that all early votes and all the early accepted ballots will be calculated and reported by 8:00 P.M. " That's 70, maybe even 75% of all the vote totals will be reported no later than 8pm on election night," he said.
When questioned if it would take 7 days to report who had won the election in Georgia, Secretary Raffensperger once again denied the claim.
"What we will be waiting for is the overseas ballots that come in no later than Friday," he explained, adding that "those will then be the final number."
"I understand we’re very competitive, and that’s why we’ve done everything since day one to make sure we have fast, accurate, and secure elections for all of my voters here in Georgia."
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) has similarly shared concerns regarding the possibility of fraud in the voting process, but Secretary Raffenperger has shut down those concerns, arguing that there is no proof of fraud.
