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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Raffensperger says mail-in voting system is safe as Trump claims they ‘must end now'
Georgia's Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, reaffirmed the security of the state's absentee voting system amid President Donald Trump's call for an executive order to ban mail-in voting nationwide. Trump took to Truth Social on Monday, saying: 'Elections can never be honest with mail-in ballots/voting…and I and the Republican Party will fight like hell to bring honesty and integrity back to our elections. The mail-in ballot hoax, using voting machines that are a complete and total disaster, must end now.' However, the enforceability of such an order is uncertain, as individual states control their voting processes. 'Everything we worked on builds voter trust, and trust is the real gold standard,' Raffensperger said, emphasizing the importance of maintaining confidence in Georgia's election system. 'There is no power for a president to issue an executive order. These things are left to the states,' Charlie Bailey, chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, said. TRENDING STORIES: Suspect in I-75 hit-and-run that killed truck driver identified as ex-Milton police lieutenant Elementary student fires gun at Gwinnett school toilet; parents could face charges Police identify woman whose body was found in SW Atlanta storage unit Georgia has been a focal point for election conspiracies and claims of voter fraud, making the security of its voting systems a topic of significant interest. Raffensperger said Georgia's elections, including mail-in ballots, are among the most secure in the country, with constant checks on voting machines to ensure integrity. Bailey expressed skepticism about the legal authority of the president to halt mail-in voting, noting that Republicans also use absentee ballots. Georgia lawmakers are considering potential changes to the state's election laws, with study committees preparing reports for the upcoming legislative session. As discussions continue over the future of mail-in voting, Raffensperger said Georgia remains committed to ensuring the security and trustworthiness of its election processes.
CTV News
27-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
B.C.'s chief electoral officer pushes against ‘false narratives' in 2024 vote
Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman speaks during a press conference at the Elections BC office in Victoria on Sept. 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito British Columbia's chief electoral officer has issued a report he says pushes back against 'false narratives' about the 2024 provincial election, as the Opposition BC Conservatives continue to call for an independent review. Anton Boegman says the falsehoods include claims about many non-citizens voting, widespread multiple voting and extensive fraudulent use of mail-in voting. Boegman says B.C. has 'well-established and proven processes' to keep elections secure, adding that all voters must affirm their eligibility, including citizenship before registering and voting. Officials also prevent multiple voting by checking voters off lists, and people voting by mail must meet identity and integrity standards, he added. Boegman acknowledged October's election faced challenges and he accepted responsibility for human-caused errors including uncounted and unreported ballots that prompted a partial recount in the riding of Prince George-Mackenzie. Boegman says the errors did not affect the final results, with Premier David Eby's NDP winning a single-seat majority, but Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad says a 'number of errors' put the results in question. The report is the first volume in a series of reports into the Oct. 19 vote. It says 'administrative challenges' included the late withdrawal of the BC United Party, extreme weather on voting day and human error. In Prince George-Mackenzie, election officials failed to count a ballot box containing 861 advance votes on election night. The report says the mistake was made after a single ballot was inserted into a box without being tabulated. The mistake was noted and election officials were instructed to reset the tabulator and re-insert all the ballots. However the report says the instructions were followed incorrectly, and while the retabulated box was counted, a second box containing other advance votes was not. 'Our review determined that while there were contributing factors, the mistakes were a result of election official errors,' the report says of the uncounted box and other errors. It says contributing factors 'included the complexity of our electoral model and the reliance on manual processes for key parts of results reporting, the shortened time between initial count and final count, and the delay in completing a quality assurance report at (Elections BC) HQ.' 'These factors were exacerbated by the long working hours and extreme weather event on final voting day,' it says. This report by Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press, was first published May 27, 2025.
