Secretary Of State Raffensperger On Voting Bills, His Reelection, Politicization Of Elections
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is in the middle of the various election law proposals being debated in the Georgia General Assembly.
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger found himself in the middle of the controversy around the 2020 election when he defended the integrity of the state’s voting system against false claims of widespread fraud.
Now, he’s in the middle of the various election law proposals being debated in the Georgia General Assembly. And there are some measures under consideration he supports, including an identification requirement for absentee ballots, instead of signature match.
“The more we can put objectivity into this instead of subjectivity then there’s less for people to complain about. And that’s really important. Everyone needs to know how are you doing things,” he said. “We’ve got to make sure the goalposts are set, everyone knows what the goal is and it’s not being moved, particularly during an election cycle.”
Since the election, Raffensperger has also decried the politicization of voting and compared former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election with former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ refusal to concede her 2018 election and her ongoing legal battle over its validity.
This is a comparison Abrams and her allies have strongly rejected.
“When you take shots, whether it’s well-founded or not, it’s very important what can you do to instill confidence on both sides,” Raffensperger said of election integrity questions.
“So you look at measures that are really appropriate that walk that, right down the middle of the road, balancing accessibility with security. When you do that, and it’s manageable from the counties’ standpoint, then I think people can have confidence.”
Listen to the above conversation with Raffensperger for more on the voting proposals and about his upcoming reelection campaign. He’s facing two Republican challengers so far, including Congressman Jody Hice who has already received the endorsement of Trump.
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