Closing up this thread, Georgia has concluded its President Election recount:
The state of Georgia announced Tuesday that an official audit of its voting machines found no evidence of fraud or foul play during the 2020 elections.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who had ordered a certified testing laboratory to conduct an audit of a random sample of Georgia’s machines, said that the probe was both complete and successful in ensuring that the machines hadn’t been manipulated.
“We are glad but not surprised that the audit of the state’s voting machines was an unqualified success,” Raffensperger, a Republican, said in a press release. “Election security has been a top priority since day one of my administration.”
No surprises, no drama. Then again, the deviance of the President election from the polls in Georgia was well within the margin of error. It’s too bad Florida or Ohio, also considered close by pollsters, but not in the final result, are not also doing a hand recount to verify their machines are not corrupted.
And – I’m relieved. The anger and violent threats Raffensperger reported receiving was appalling and shameful. If he had found the machines had been corrupted towards the Republicans rather than the Democrats, well, I suspect he’d be the victim of violence.
