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>>> THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US.
LETS TALK ABOUT DECISION 2020.
A STATEWIDE RECOUNT COULD START
AS SOON AS TODAY.
THE REQUEST FROM PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S LEGAL TEAM COMING ONE
DAY AFTER THE STATE CERTIFIED
ITS ELECTION RESULT SHOWING
PRESIDENT ELECT JOE BIDEN WON
GEORGIA BY JUST UNDER 13,000
VOTES.
VOTES.
VOTES. THERE WILL BE A FEW DIFFERENCES
IN THIS RECOUNT.
THIS ONE WILL BE DONE BY
MACHINE.
MACHINE.
MACHINE. THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE
SAID EACH COUNTY HAS BEEN
EQUIPPED WITH A HIGH SPEED
SCANNER.
SCANNER.
SCANNER. THIS WILL BE A STRICT MACHINE
RESCAN OF ALREADY VALIDATED
BALLOTS.
BALLOTS.
BALLOTS. THAT ALSO MEANS IT WON'T TAKE
QUITE AS LONG.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE SAID IT
WOULD TAKE FOUR DAYS TO COMPLETE
THE RECOUNT.
THE RECOUNT. ASSUMING THEY TAKE A BREAK
FOR THANKSGIVING THIS WEEK, WE
ARE LOOKING AT COMPLETION DATE
OF SOME TIME EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. THE
WEEK. THE STATE IS EXTENDING SOME KEY
EMERGENCY RULES AHEAD OF OUR
SENATE RUN OFF RACES.
IN JANUARY DROP BOXES WILL S
BE IN PLACE.
LETS GO TO JOE NOW LIVE AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
STATE CAPITOL. JOE, WHAT FACTORED INTO THE
BOARD EXTENDING THESE RULES?
>> FIRST THE BOARD LOOKED AT THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. THE GENERAL ELECTION THE STATE
BOARD OF ELECTION SAID AT ONE
POINT THREE MILLION PEOPLE VOTE
ABSENTEE.
ABSENTEE.
ABSENTEE. FOR THE JANUARY RUN OFF THEY
HAVE 7
HAVE 7
HAVE 7 ABSENTEE BALLOTS.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS. STATE ELECTIONS BOARD VOTED TO
DAY TO EXTEND TWO KEY EMERGENCY
RULES.
RULES.
RULES. THE FIRST, KEEPING DROP BOXES IN
PLACE FOR THE JANUARY RUN OFF.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO MAIL YOUR
ABSENTEE BALLOT OR WANT TO AVOID
IN PERSON CONTACT,
VOTERS ARE ABLE TO DROP BALLOTS
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. THE BOARD ALSO ASKS THAT VIDEO
RECORDINGS BE KEPT
ELECTION DAY.
ELECTION DAY. THE BOARD ALSO MADE IT MANDATORY
FOR COUNTIES TO START PROCESSING
ABSENTEE BALLOTS ONE WEEK AND
ONE DAY BEFORE ELECTION DAY.
>> WITHOUT DOING THIS EARLY
SCANNING IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE
WEEKS TO GET THE AMOUNT OF
ABSENTEE BALLOTS SCANNED AND
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE UPSET
ABOUT THE DAYS THAT IT TOOK
FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
>> AND TO BE CLEAR COUNTIES ARE
ABLE TO OPEN THOSE BALLOTS AND
SCAN THEM.
SCAN THEM. THEY CANNOT COUNT THEM UNTIL
AFTER POLLS CLOSE AT 7:00.
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DECIDED
TO ADDRESS RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW COUNTIES
SHOULD HANDLE ANY CHALLENGES.
BACK TO YOU.
>> WE HAVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THAT
UP ON OUR TWITTER FEEDS.
THANK YOU, JOE.
>>> THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
OFFICE PUSHING BACK AGAINST A
CALL FROM THE GOVERNOR TO
RANDOM AUDIT OF SIGNATURES
>> RIGHT NOW WHO PAYS FOR IT?
WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE?
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO GET TO?
WE HAVE NEW EVIDENCE.
LIKE I SAID, THE PERCENT TANL OF
REJECTION RATE IS THE SAME AS WE
HAVE SEEN HISTORICALLY.
THAT IS WITH THE ADDITION OF THE
PERIOD AND THE CURE ABILITY ON
THESE BALLOTS NOW SO THERE IS AN
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. SO
ISSUE. SO WE HAVE -- THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THERE HAS BEEN AN
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. THERE IS THOUGH SPECIFIC
EVIDENCE THAT ANYBODY -- HAS
DONE ANYTHING WRONG.
AGAIN, BOTH PARTIES HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS IN
REALTIME.
REALTIME.
REALTIME. BOTH OF THEM -- I ASSUME MADE A
DECISION THEY ARE DIDN'T NEED TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. >> THOSE COMMENTS BEING MADE IN
AN UPDATE HE GAVE WITHIN