Overview
- Fulton County acknowledged at a December 9 hearing that more than 130 tabulator tapes from 2020 early voting were not signed, covering roughly 315,000 ballots.
- The Georgia State Election Board has referred the rule violation to the state Attorney General following the county’s admission.
- Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the missing signatures were a clerical error and noted that multiple recounts, including a full hand count, confirmed the results.
- A Fulton County judge has ordered the election board be given access to the 2020 ballots, with costs to be borne by the board and a detailed cost list due by January 7.
- Election skeptics and several Republican figures are pressing for investigations or penalties, while election experts say the unsigned tapes do not indicate fraud.