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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Certifies the Election Results But There's a Catch
Townhall ^ | 11/21/2020 | Beth Baumann

Posted on 11/21/2020 7:41:31 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) late Friday evening certified the state's presidential election results following a hand recount, where former Vice President Joe Biden came out by roughly 12,000 votes. During the recount President Donald Trump picked up an additional 888 votes. Kemp did, however, call for another hand recount, citing major errors in Floyd, Douglas and Walton Counties, CBS News reported.

Kemp's concern wasn't the legitimacy of the hand count but rather the process that took place. Specifically, he cited thousands of uncounted ballots being found in various counties while the hand recount was taking place.

The governor, who previously served as secretary of state, said the signatures on absentee ballots weren't looked at or scrutinized. It's why he's called on Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to conduct a "sample audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes and compare those to the signatures on applications and on file that the secretary of state's office."

The problem with an audit, election officials said, is that it's impossible to compare ballots to envelopes since the envelope is opened and separated from the ballot. This is done to keep the voter's pick secretive. 

Although Kemp has come under fire from the Trump campaign not to certify the election, the governor stated he had a legal obligation to do so.

“He’s a fighter,” the governor said of President Trump. “But at the end of the day, I’ve got to follow the laws of the constitution of this state and that’s exactly what I’m doing.”

The George State Constitution requires the governor to certify the election results Raffensperger provided on Thursday, Kemp explained to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The one good thing that comes from certifying the results, Kemp said, is that the Trump campaign has the ability to challenge the results in court.

“I would just say I’m formalizing the certification," he said. "Now that Secretary Raffensperger certified, it triggers the ability of the Trump campaign to ask for the recount. If something were to happen, I’m still part of that process. So my take on all this is: I’m following the law and the rules." 

According to Kemp, the Trump campaign can ask for another state-funded recount since the results are within a half-point of one another. They will have until Tuesday to make the ask. 

The one thing Kemp and Raffensperger said they hope comes out of this: state reforms that require an ID for mail-in ballots.

“I’d be open to working with both bodies in the House and Senate, and the lieutenant governor and the speaker, as well on that," Kemp said. “Georgians deserve a process where the integrity of the vote is not a question – and certainly it is on a lot of people’s minds. That’s part of the issue of what’s going on right now.”



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: briankemp; certification; election; georgia
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To: precisionshootist

“If they steal he presidency who cares about the runoffs? “

If they succeed in stealing the presidency, the only roadblock is the senate. If Trump wins, and they have the house and senate they will impeach and remove Trump on Jan 22. The senate runoff is kind of important.


21 posted on 11/21/2020 8:19:19 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: John S Mosby

What a load of horseshit you’re spewing. Please provide a source for your assertion that ballots are watermarked and have blockchain-based identifiers. I bet you don’t even have a clue what a blockchain even is...


22 posted on 11/21/2020 8:20:08 AM PST by dinodino ( )
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To: Travis McGee

You described that very succinctly. Thank you.


23 posted on 11/21/2020 8:21:08 AM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

I have no faith in the Jan 5th election whatsoever. Why do you think Perdue and Loeffler are calling for Kemp’s resignation? They know the same fraud waits for them. I fully expect Warnock and Ossof to win.


24 posted on 11/21/2020 8:25:52 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: SeekAndFind

impossible to compare ballots to envelopes since the envelope is opened and separated from the ballot. This is done to keep the voter’s pick ****secretive****.

Wink wink


25 posted on 11/21/2020 8:35:06 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: Widget Jr

He got thousands of calls and email asking him to reconsider loeffler.. that seat belonged to Doug Collins.. he refused.... aid she was a fine conservative choice.

NO....she lost the senate seat just like everyone told him.. Doug Collins could have one!!!!!!!!!!!! everyone knew it but kemp!


26 posted on 11/21/2020 8:41:52 AM PST by frnewsjunkie ( )
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“Heard a caller on Breitbart News said that he and others he know are not voting in the GA Senate run-offs because of massive fraud.”

This is a huge mistake, and simply plays into the Democrats’ hand.


27 posted on 11/21/2020 8:43:06 AM PST by riverdawg (Wells Fargo is my bank and I have no complaints.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Well that's stupid. If anything they need to vote more often! ; {
28 posted on 11/21/2020 8:46:40 AM PST by Chgogal (#StopBiden'sBananaRepublic. )
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To: V_TWIN

All legal ballots are block-chain without the block-chain those ballots aren’t legal. Those legal ballots were being counted throughout the election with block-chain. So PDJT knows exactly how many legal ballots he got and biden got. That will be brought out. Do a search on block chain.


29 posted on 11/21/2020 8:52:05 AM PST by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Once the mail ballots are separated from the envelope they are no longer valid. You can count them untill your @$$ falls off and you’ll still wind up with an UN-valid tally. And I’m sure Kemp KNOWS that. It’s called gaslighting.


30 posted on 11/21/2020 9:04:23 AM PST by Tucker39 ("It is impossible so to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington )
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To: V_TWIN; John S Mosby

Watermarks or any other marks on the ballot identifying the voter violates the principle of secret voting and thus would be violation of law.


31 posted on 11/21/2020 9:14:17 AM PST by entropy12 (No president of past kept as many promises as PDJT. )
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To: Travis McGee

error 521 host down


32 posted on 11/21/2020 9:14:57 AM PST by SteveH
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To: Tucker39
Perfectly and succinctly correct you are!
33 posted on 11/21/2020 9:15:54 AM PST by entropy12 (No president of past kept as many promises as PDJT. )
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Maybe your right. But what I’m certain of is that if our side stays home they most definitely lose the election. If Biden does become President it is imperative that republicans keep the senate so they can block the Dems legislation.


34 posted on 11/21/2020 9:16:01 AM PST by OIFVeteran
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To: SeekAndFind

We need a rally thread... here is a start ... Rally In front of CNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwZWhY1GJr4


35 posted on 11/21/2020 9:17:28 AM PST by LilFarmer
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To: OIFVeteran

If Biden does become President it is imperative that republicans keep the senate so they can block the Dems legislation.


You mean like the GOP Senate blocked the Iran deal? Does the Corke-Obama Iran deal ring any bells? The GOP is already gleefully taking about another amnesty. The idea the GOP Seante will do anything but horse trade and rubber stamp 80% of a Biden agenda is a fantasy.


36 posted on 11/21/2020 9:18:44 AM PST by lodi90
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To: entropy12

i velieve that the suggestion is that the watermark is being used to validate only that the ballot is authentic, not the voter id.


37 posted on 11/21/2020 9:19:35 AM PST by SteveH
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To: LilFarmer

The CNN rally just ended, I think. Now RSBN is supposed to show the “Stop The Steal” rally at the capitol.


38 posted on 11/21/2020 9:20:13 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ("FRAUD VITIATES EVERYTHING." Landmark case - SCOTUS/ U.S. v. Throckmorton)
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To: John S Mosby

“Which are “watermarked” and block-chain secret id’d. US wide this is the case.”

That sounds qtarded.


39 posted on 11/21/2020 9:24:01 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: SeekAndFind
Fast forward to 3m 50sec in this Lin Wood video. If you listen long enough you will hear Lin Wood accuse Gov. Kemp and the SoS illegally receiving payoffs - even alludes to China.
40 posted on 11/21/2020 9:24:41 AM PST by ConservativeInPA (The Republic is at a pivot point. Either you stand for freedom or die in slavery. )
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