With fewer than 1,600 votes separating the presidential candidates in Georgia, state elections officials are preparing for a recount.
“With a margin that small, there will be a recount in Georgia,” said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during a Friday morning press conference. “Interest in our election obviously goes far beyond Georgia’s borders. The final tally in Georgia, at this point, has huge implications for the entire country. The stakes are high, and emotions are high on all sides.”
As Raffensperger spoke, the number of absentee ballots to be counted in Georgia was around 4,100, the majority in Gwinnett County. Early Friday morning, the counting of votes in Clayton County pushed former Vice President Joe Biden past President Donald Trump into the lead in Georgia.
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