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Georgia opens probe after late votes shift House race
FOX 5 Atlanta • • nation
Key Points:
- Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched an investigation after a memory card containing 388 previously uncounted Election Day votes was discovered in Seminole County.
- The additional votes reversed the unofficial result in House District 154, changing Republican Rep. Gerald Greene's 58-vote deficit into a 262-vote lead over Democrat Harry James.
- Raffensperger emphasized that Georgia’s election safeguards successfully identified this discrepancy and his investigation will focus on how the memory card was missed and whether proper procedures were followed.
- Greene expressed disbelief but optimism that his lead would be upheld, while county officials are required to certify the results by Monday.
- The outcome affects control of the Georgia House, with Democrats currently projected to hold 93 seats, but Greene’s potential win would reduce their majority to 92 seats, just one above the 91 needed for control.
