In Spite of Republican Mistrust, Signature Verification In Georgia Continues — For Now

The absentee ballot process has come under scrutiny after the 1.3 million of those ballots cast in Georgia in November favored President-elect Joe Biden 2-to-1.

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As in-person early voting for Georgia’s two fiercely contested Senate seats concludes, counties are working to process as many absentee ballots as they can ahead of Tuesday, when the votes can officially be added up.

One part of the process has received a lot of attention since the general election: signature verification. The process has come under scrutiny after the 1.3 million absentee ballots cast in Georgia in November favored President-elect Joe Biden 2-to-1.