Sterling said 1040 ballots had been returned so far, a “small drip that is expected to be bigger soon”.
Georgian voters must re-request the absent ballot, even if they voted in absentia in November, except for those over the age of 65, members of the military, or people with disabilities who requested a missing ballot for the entire election cycle.
Republicans are fighting to encourage voters to support the Republican Sens in office. As president, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue Donald Trump continue to question the outcome of the presidential election.
If any Republican in office retains his seat, the party retains its majority control in the chamber. However, if both Democratic Challengers Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock prevail, Democrats could gain control of the Senate thanks to a tie vote by elected Vice President Kamala Harris.
For weeks, Trump has been making unfounded fraud claims in the state for which there is no evidence. Biden won the state with more than 12,000 votes, and Kemp and Raffensperger also pledged to abide by the law.
“Well, I said today (Sens. Loeffler and Perdue), I think you’re in a very fraudulent system. I’m very worried about that,” the president said at Thursday’s press conference, calling both Republican senators “huge.” people.”
Loeffler and Perdue called for Raffensperger to resign, allegedly claiming an infringement, without providing specific evidence to support their allegations.
CNN’s Chandelis Duster, Paul LeBlanc, Betsy Klein, Donald Judd and Ryan Nobles contributed to this report.
