{"id":2363836,"date":"2024-11-04T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raffensperger-says-georgia-turnout-disproves-stacey-abrams-suppression-claims-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:51:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:51:59","slug":"raffensperger-says-georgia-turnout-disproves-stacey-abrams-suppression-claims-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raffensperger-says-georgia-turnout-disproves-stacey-abrams-suppression-claims-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Raffensperger says Georgia turnout disproves Stacey Abrams suppression claims &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-georgia-turnout-disproves-stacey-abrams-suppression-claims-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=2363836&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>The ongoing debate over voter suppression in Georgia has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-four-undecided-supreme-court-rulings-that-could-come-thursday\/\" title=\"Four pending Supreme Court rulings expected Thursday.\">gained renewed attention<\/a>, particularly\u2062 regarding \u200dthe claims made by Stacey Abrams and the state government\u2019s response to \u2062them. In light of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">record-high early voting turnout<\/a>, Georgia&#8217;s Secretary \u200bof State Brad Raffensperger declared that the \u200bparticipation of over 4 million early voters\u2063 contradicts Abrams&#8217; narrative \u2063that the state&#8217;s \u200delectoral practices suppress\u2064 votes. He emphasized that the lines at\u2063 polling \u200cplaces are generally short and that the state&#8217;s elections are secure, thereby \u200cdiscrediting Abrams&#8217; claims about voting difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>Stacey Abrams, a prominent Democratic figure\u200d and advocate for voting rights through her organization Fair Fight Action, argues\u2063 that recent state\u2062 reforms \u2063since 2020 have \u2062imposed challenges, particularly affecting\u200d black\u2063 voters. She maintains that while\u2063 the turnout is encouraging, it does not negate\u200d the existence of \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abrams-i-did-not-challenge-2018-election-by-refusing-to-concede-i-challenged-an-unfair-system\/\" title=\"Abrams: I Did Not Challenge 2018 Election by Refusing to Concede -- I Challenged an Unfair System\">voter suppression activities<\/a>.\u200d In a recent interview, she pointed to \u200clong \u2062waiting times during early voting as evidence of \u200dthese\u200b suppression \u200ctactics, despite state officials asserting that most wait\u200b times are\u200c under thirty minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion is set against a backdrop of Georgia&#8217;s status as \u200da key battleground in national elections, \u2064with implications stemming\u2064 from prior allegations surrounding the integrity of its electoral processes, particularly in relation to Fulton County. As \u200dthe election approaches, both \u2062sides continue to \u2062advocate their positions \u200cfirmly, highlighting the polarized views surrounding voting rights in the state.  <\/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 election chief says record turnout disproves Stacey Abrams suppression claims<\/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_1872259\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>ATLANTA &mdash;<\/strong> Georgia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-pushed-the-now-debunked-find-the-fraud-story-in-their-bid-to-attack-trump\/\" title=\"How The Media Pushed The Now Debunked \u2018Find The Fraud\u2019 Story In Their Bid To Attack Trump\">top elections official<\/a> said the record-high turnout leading up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Election Day<\/a> has proven Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stacey-abrams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Stacey Abrams<\/a> wrong in her claim that the state was suppressing votes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re the 4 million voters who have voted early, congratulations, you have made history,&rdquo; Georgia Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brad-raffensperger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brad Raffensperger<\/a> said Monday morning during a press conference at the state Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve also dispelled Stacey Abrams&rsquo;s false narrative that it&rsquo;s hard to vote here in Georgia,&rdquo; Raffensperger said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s 4 million votes, 4 million voters. This is what we have known this entire time: Georgia has short lines, secure elections &mdash; 4 million voters voted without issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Abrams founded Fair Fight Action, an organization that opposes voting restrictions, following her unsuccessful bids for governor in 2018 and 2022. She said last Friday that state voting reforms since 2020 have made it more difficult for people to vote, particularly black voters, and previously refused to concede that she lost to Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While we are excited about who is showing up, we have to understand that turnout does not mean there is not voter suppression activity,&rdquo; Abrams said in an interview with CNN&rsquo;s Kate Bolduan last week.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams insisted that long early voting lines since Oct. 15 were due to the state doing away with vote-by-mail. However, Raffensperger and other state elections officials have maintained that lines generally require less than 30 minutes of waiting.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia is one of seven battleground states that could go either direction in the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta&rsquo;s Fulton County is especially under the microscope following former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 2020 claims that Democrats rigged the state&rsquo;s elections by dumping votes into Fulton County. Neither he nor Abrams provided proof that the elections had been stolen from them.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams&rsquo;s organizing efforts have been credited with President Joe Biden&rsquo;s slim win by less than 12,000 votes across the state in 2020, and she was considered a top contender for Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a> in the lead-up to that race.<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger said Georgians should expect more complaints from activists this week, though he did not name Abrams specifically.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the next few days, you may see some extra drama from fringe activists. They are certainly dramatic, aren&rsquo;t they?&rdquo; said Raffensperger. &ldquo;Gov. Kemp, myself, our General Assembly, and tens of thousands of election workers have worked every day to defend every legal vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/WWW.WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Early voting in Georgia ended over the weekend, and voters who wish to cast their ballot Tuesday must have registered already.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/georgia\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">average<\/a> of Georgia polls published between Oct. 11 and Nov. 3 showed Trump with 49.4% of the vote, compared to Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s 47.5%.<\/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_1872259\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1872259\"}});<\/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 election chief says record turnout refutes Abrams&#8217; claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2363838,"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\/11\/brad-raffensperger-georgia.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4977,6137,34385,33358],"class_list":["post-2363836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-georgia","tag-raffensperger","tag-stacey-abrams","tag-voter-turnout"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/brad-raffensperger-georgia.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363836","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=2363836"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2363840,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363836\/revisions\/2363840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}