Headline Roundup • November 19th, 2020
Georgia Hand Recount Confirms Biden's Lead
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Georgia election officials have released a report on the hand tally recount of the presidential election, affirming that Joe Biden maintains his lead in the state.
The full hand recount of the state's 5 million presidential votes resulted in a narrowing of Biden's lead over President Trump in Georgia, but not nearly enough to change the result.
The recount, formally known as a risk-limiting audit, is intended to verify the contest's winner. As GPB's Stephen Fowler reported, four counties uncovered a few thousand previously uncounted votes, which subsequently cut into...
Floyd County fired its embattled election chief on Thursday, three days after a hand recount of the presidential race in Georgia's closely watched election audit turned up 2,600 previously uncounted votes.
The secretary of state's office initially asked Robert Brady to resign, which he did not do.
Floyd County's Board of Elections met Thursday afternoon and voted to terminate him. Officials cited at least two reprimands he had received in the past six months.
The initial error occurred because county election officials under Brady's watch had failed to upload votes...
A top Georgia elections official says a hand tally of the presidential race in Georgia is complete, and the results affirm Democrat Joe Biden’s lead over Republican President Donald Trump. Gabriel Sterling released the information to The Associated Press on Thursday. The hand recount of nearly 5 million votes stemmed from an audit required by a new state law and wasn’t in response to any suspected problems with the state’s results or an official recount request. The state has until Friday to certify the results that have been certified and...
