No evidence has been presented that there was widespread fraud or irregularities with absentee ballots in Georgia in the November election.
But that hasn’t stopped supporters of President Donald Trump from calling for an audit of the signatures on absentee ballots.
“It seems simple enough to conduct a sample audit of signatures on the absentee ballot envelopes and compare those to the signatures on applications and on file at the Secretary of State’s office,” said Gov. Brian Kemp shortly after he certified Georgia’s election results on Nov. 20.
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media