Former Georgia SOS Says Raffensperger Should Recuse Himself From Voting Hearings

Former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox says the current secretary of state should not take part in hearings into the 1,000 voters suspected of casting two ballots in the June primaries.

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Former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox says the current holder of that office should not take part in hearings into the 1,000 voters suspected of casting two ballots in the June primaries.

At a news conference Tuesday, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said those voters “knew what they were doing” — even as he admitted that investigations into their actions hadn’t concluded yet.

Cox, a Democrat, says that amounts to a pre-judgment. “I presume from the start that the secretary of state would appropriately recuse himself from sitting as a member of the state election board when those matters get to the state election board for evaluation.”