{"id":2351760,"date":"2024-10-07T16:31:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-rejects-voter-roll-conspiracy-theories-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T16:34:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:34:59","slug":"georgia-rejects-voter-roll-conspiracy-theories-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-rejects-voter-roll-conspiracy-theories-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia rejects voter roll conspiracy theories &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-rejects-voter-roll-conspiracy-theories-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2351760&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Georgia election officials \u2062are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidencession-half-of-u-s-companies-preparing-for-job-cuts\/\" title=\"Bidencession: Half of U.S. Companies Preparing for Job Cuts\">taking proactive steps<\/a> to counter misinformation regarding voter registration as they approach the November\u2063 general election. Gabriel\u200b Sterling,\u2063 Voting\u200c Systems Manager, emphasized that the voter\u2063 registration deadline occurred on Monday, but that does not mean voter rolls remain static; fluctuations are expected. \u2063He clarified that changes to\u200c the voter list are part of routine processing, not evidence of fraud, and warned \u200cagainst \u2064interpretations that might build conspiracy theories.\u200d <\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, there\u2064 were over 7.1 million active voters\u2064 registered in Georgia, with over a million inactive voters who \u2063must update their status to retain voting eligibility. Absentee ballots\u2063 are \u2062set to begin distribution, with\u200d nearly 220,000 ballots scheduled to be mailed. <\/p>\n<p>Recent natural disasters, specifically Hurricane Helene, impacted\u2063 several counties, although election officials reported \u200cminimal disruption to voting operations. Sterling urged transparency, inviting \u2063citizens to monitor \u2064election processes via live streams on the state&#8217;s website.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Georgia &lsquo;pre-bunking&rsquo; conspiracy theories, warns voter rolls will fluctuate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1776756\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Georgia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a> officials are proactively trying to quell any misinformation about the battleground state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voter-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voter registration<\/a> efforts before Election Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Monday marked the voter registration deadline for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> residents to vote in the November general election. Voting Systems Manager Gabriel Sterling said residents and others beyond Georgia &ldquo;need to understand that does not mean have a locked voter list&rdquo; and that the numbers of registered voters will shift over the next four weeks, but that does not mean the state is manipulating voter rolls or results.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is sort of a pre-bunking to those conspiracy theorists out there. Just because the voter list changes after today, that&rsquo;s not fraud. That&rsquo;s processing,&rdquo; Sterling said during a press conference in Atlanta on Monday morning. &ldquo;Secondarily, the list will continue to change, because, you know, what else happens all the time? Unfortunately, people pass away, and they will be removed from the list once we get that data.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s people out there that think there&rsquo;s a locked voter list. There is no such thing. It will be slightly different every single day, because counties address these things differently, and just because the processing date is [dated as being] after today does mean that is an illegal registrant,&rdquo; Sterling said. &ldquo;It means that they got it in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A resident who theoretically&nbsp;registered on Sept. 12, Sterling said in an example, would receive a document that states he or she registered on Sept. 12, even though the clerk or county could update the database on a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Although rumors have not spread online about voter registration levels, Sterling said it was in the state&rsquo;s best interest to get ahead of claims but that it would be impossible to try to debunk all misinformation and disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday morning, Sterling said that 7,120,525 million active voters were registered and 1,080,606 voters were inactive. The latter group of residents have until the end of the day to update their status or lose the ability to vote next month.<\/p>\n<p>The state will begin to send out absentee ballots starting on Monday. Roughly 219,930 ballots were slated to be mailed out.&nbsp;Sterling implored anyone curious about voter registration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-decry-jim-crow-hearing-over-ga-voting-rights-law\/\" title=\"GOP senators decry \u2018Jim Crow hearing\u2019 over Ga. voting rights law\">absentee ballot counting<\/a> to tune in to the state&rsquo;s website and watch a livestream of elections operations.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-three Georgia counties have been declared as federal disaster areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which passed through the region 10 days ago, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>In Jenkins County, the windows were &ldquo;blown out&rdquo; of a building where election equipment was stored. Raffensperger said the equipment was not damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Georgia Elections Director Blake Evans described &ldquo;minimal&rdquo; power outages to election offices across the state. The state has 2,400 Election Day polling locations. Thus far, only one location in Richmond County and one in Columbia County will have to be changed before Nov. 5 due to storm damage.<\/p>\n<p>One U.S. Postal Service delivery route was affected by the storm, and Georgia officials said the state is in the process of determining the impact to 700 residents on that mail route.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There have been some requests from some quarters that we need to extend deadlines. So far, we see no need to do that, which is a good thing,&rdquo; Sterling said. &ldquo;Secondarily, we have no legal authority to extend the registration deadline or the absentee request deadline, and we think we all have enough time ahead of ourselves to be able to have everybody make a good plan to protect their own vote and protect the registration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to be ready by Tuesday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-contributor-deems-harris-weak-sauce-for-doing-interview-alongside-walz-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"CNN contributor deems Harris \u2018weak sauce\u2019 for doing interview alongside Walz - Washington Examiner\">start early voting<\/a>, and absentee ballots are going out this week,&rdquo; Raffensperger said. &ldquo;We may have to move a few of those loading voting locations around, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-our-vote-matters-is-suing-facebook-dominion-mark-zuckerberg-certain-state-officials-others-for-infringing-upon-right-to-vote-assemble-and-speak-freely-you-can-jo\/\" title=\"Group \u201cOur Vote Matters\u201d Is Suing Facebook, Dominion, Mark Zuckerberg, Certain State Officials, Others for Infringing Upon Right to Vote, Assemble and Speak Freely \u2013 You Can Join Too\">local election officials<\/a> also will use local and social media to announce any changes that are required in voting location.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Early voting in Georgia will begin on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1776756\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1776756\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia officials address voter roll changes, counter conspiracy theories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2351761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/georgia-election-machines.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34701,32644,4977,19656,32076],"class_list":["post-2351760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-conspiracy-theories","tag-election-integrity","tag-georgia","tag-voter-roll","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/georgia-election-machines.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}