{"id":2357210,"date":"2024-10-20T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T16:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raffensperger-says-early-votes-in-georgia-will-be-counted-night-of-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-20T12:26:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T16:26:27","slug":"raffensperger-says-early-votes-in-georgia-will-be-counted-night-of-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raffensperger-says-early-votes-in-georgia-will-be-counted-night-of-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Raffensperger says early votes in Georgia will be counted night of &#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\">28<\/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%2Fraffensperger-says-early-votes-in-georgia-will-be-counted-night-of-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=2357210&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 Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has dismissed former\u200c President Donald Trump&#8217;s assertion that counting votes in \u200bGeorgia could take a week. \u200dDuring an interview on CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; Raffensperger emphasized that \u2064it &#8220;absolutely&#8221;\u2063 would not \u2062take\u2062 seven days\u2064 to tabulate the votes. He confirmed\u2064 that\u200d nearly all \u2064ballots in the upcoming\u200b election \u2063would be paper-based and\u2064 stated that\u2063 new legislation requires that results from early votes be reported\u200c by 8 p.m. on \u2063Election Night, which he estimated would account for about 70-75% of the total votes. Raffensperger\u200b reiterated that while\u200c the state might wait for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lauren-boebert-moves-further-ahead-of-democrat-challenger-in-close-race\/\" title=\"Lauren Boebert Moves Further Ahead of Democrat Challenger in Close Race\">overseas ballots<\/a>, \u2064the overall counting\u200c process would \u2064be\u2062 swift and efficient.  <\/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\">Raffensperger says early votes in Georgia will be counted before election night is over<\/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_1837200\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Georgia Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brad-Raffensperger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brad Raffensperger<\/a> rejected a claim from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> that it would take a week to count the votes there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Speaking with Margaret Brennan on CBS News&rsquo;s <em>Face the Nation<\/em>, Raffensperger said it will &ldquo;absolutely not&rdquo; take seven days to tabulate all of the votes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As I understand it, nearly all votes cast in this upcoming election will be recorded on paper,&rdquo; Brennan said, before Raffensperger interrupted her to say, &ldquo;Absolutely, 100% will be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Important point to establish, because yesterday former President Donald Trump said something that implies that because it can take time to tabulate votes, there might be something nefarious here,&rdquo; Brennan said before playing a clip of Trump&rsquo;s claim. <\/p>\n<p>Trump at his rally said &ldquo;We spend all this money on machines and then they announce &lsquo;we expect to have the results like seven days after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a>,&#8217;&rdquo; before explaining his preference for paper ballots.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Trump&rsquo;s description was accurate, Raffensperger said &ldquo;In Georgia, 100% of all the votes cast will be on a paper ballot, but actually nationwide it&rsquo;s going to be over 96% to 97% of all voting in America will be on paper ballots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We also did put into law this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/GA\/bill\/SB189\/2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>SB189<\/a>, that all early votes and all early accepted ballots, they all will have to have their results reported by 8 p.m.,&rdquo; Raffensperger said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s 70, maybe 75% of all the vote totals, will be reported no later than 8 p.m. on Election night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says it will &#8220;absolutely not&#8221; take seven days to tabulate all the state&#8217;s votes, which former President Donald Trump recently claimed. He tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/margbrennan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@margbrennan<\/a> that all of Georgia&#8217;s early votes must be tabulated by 8 p.m. on Election&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZxRjX8uUOt\">pic.twitter.com\/ZxRjX8uUOt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/1848017645397778642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>When asked again if it would take seven days to tabulate votes in Georgia as Trump claimed, Raffensperger said &ldquo;absolutely not.&rdquo; He noted that the state will be waiting for ballots cast overseas, that will come in no later than Friday. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I understand that we&rsquo;re very competitive, that&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve done everything since day one to make sure we have fast, accurate, and secure elections for all of my voters here in Georgia,&rdquo; Raffensperger said.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia recently <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.ga.gov\/news\/georgia-voters-smash-records-first-day-early-voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>broke<\/a> statewide records of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-ga-voter-turnout-low-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Report: Ga. voter turnout low on election day\">voting turn<\/a> out. On the first day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-liberals-dumping-massive-amounts-of-money-into-georgia-senate-runoffs\/\" title=\"Hollywood Liberals Dumping Massive Amounts Of Money Into Georgia Senate Runoffs\">early voting<\/a> began, over 310,000 Georgia residents cast their ballot, which is up from the 136,739 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-aim-to-kill-inflation-by-flooding-economy-with-taxpayer-money-manchin-says-no\/\" title=\"Democrats Aim to Kill Inflation by Flooding Economy with Taxpayer Money; Manchin Says No\">early voted<\/a> on the first day available in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday morning, 1,377,314 ballots have been cast in Georgia, according to the University of Florida&rsquo;s Election Lab <a href=\"https:\/\/election.lab.ufl.edu\/early-vote\/2024-early-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>tracker<\/a>. Raffensperger has encouraged Georgia voters to utilize early voting methods this election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I encourage everyone to vote during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-house-passes-omnibus-election-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Georgia House Passes Omnibus Election Reform Bill\">early voting period<\/a> to avoid long lines on Election Day,&rdquo; Raffensperger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.41nbc.com\/georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-says-record-number-of-early-voters-on-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> last week. &ldquo;What if there&rsquo;s bad weather? What if you&rsquo;re coming down with a cold and can&rsquo;t make it? I urge people to take advantage of early voting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1837200\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1837200\"}});<\/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>Raffensperger: Early Georgia votes will be counted by 8 p.m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2357211,"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\/Raffensburge.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[25322,34069,4977,6137,32076],"class_list":["post-2357210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-early-voting","tag-election-news","tag-georgia","tag-raffensperger","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Raffensburge.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357210","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}