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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsProbe of missing Georgia votes finds 'extreme' irregularities in black districts
https://www.alternet.org/2019/08/probe-of-missing-georgia-votes-finds-extreme-irregularities-in-black-districts/?fbclid=IwAR2lKVrZPNZsGZvwSMrreWOcdsMEVplQzmb_M6DbjGIbYW9Rk3RK8Hd90kQA trove of documents turned over in a congressional probe of missing votes in Georgias lieutenant governor race along with other voting issues revealed serious irregularities.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee is investigating whether voting machine errors caused a large drop-off in votes in the lieutenant governor race between Democrat Sarah Riggs Amico and Republican Geoff Duncan, who won the election by about 123,000 votes. The probe is looking at why so many fewer votes were recorded in the race compared to other statewide races, as well as the voter suppression issues that plagued the 2018 state elections.
There were 159,000 fewer votes cast in the lieutenant governor race than in the gubernatorial race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp. While it is common for down-ballot races to see fewer votes, the lieutenant governor race had twice as much drop-off as other statewide races, even though it was the second race on the ballot, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
There were 80,000 fewer votes cast for lieutenant governor than in other down-ballot races, which represents a 4 percent drop-off from the gubernatorial race, compared to a 2 percent drop-off among even less charismatic down-ballot races. For various reasons, this appears illogical. Historically, the lieutenant governor race has had a much lower drop-off rate than other statewide races in previous elections.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee is investigating whether voting machine errors caused a large drop-off in votes in the lieutenant governor race between Democrat Sarah Riggs Amico and Republican Geoff Duncan, who won the election by about 123,000 votes. The probe is looking at why so many fewer votes were recorded in the race compared to other statewide races, as well as the voter suppression issues that plagued the 2018 state elections.
There were 159,000 fewer votes cast in the lieutenant governor race than in the gubernatorial race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp. While it is common for down-ballot races to see fewer votes, the lieutenant governor race had twice as much drop-off as other statewide races, even though it was the second race on the ballot, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
There were 80,000 fewer votes cast for lieutenant governor than in other down-ballot races, which represents a 4 percent drop-off from the gubernatorial race, compared to a 2 percent drop-off among even less charismatic down-ballot races. For various reasons, this appears illogical. Historically, the lieutenant governor race has had a much lower drop-off rate than other statewide races in previous elections.
More at link. In Florida we have seen these "undervotes" since 2000. There have been a number analyses that showed republican manipulations (it's always the GOP who win by a little), and often it's down ballot races too. With the GOP and Russians in cahoots together, it's an election nightmare. I wish the debates would focus more not election integrity.
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Probe of missing Georgia votes finds 'extreme' irregularities in black districts (Original Post)
Sancho
Sep 2019
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mopinko
(69,990 posts)1. so they were too stupid to fix the lt gov race?
they wont make that mistake again.
malaise
(268,693 posts)2. ReTHUGs stole the elections
We know this
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)6. Kemp, DeSantis, Scott: all illegitimate
All stole their elections with voter suppression alone. Without voter purges of Dems and false state public accusations, Abrams, Gillum, and Nelson would have won. In fact they did win and Republicans stole it.
ecstatic
(32,648 posts)3. They've been doing this since around 2000, unfortunately.
That's why Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight organization is so important. We have to put a stop to this, once and for all! Fair Fight will be in 20 battleground states as well.
Please donate and / or volunteer!
https://fairfight.com/fair-fight-2020/
Sancho
(9,067 posts)4. thanks for the link
KPN
(15,635 posts)5. Thanks for that info! It is so important.
And a way that people like me who live in a deeply blue State can really help out! I will definitely contribute and hopefully do more.
Nitram
(22,765 posts)8. Trump's Justice Department refuses to investigate crimes against minorities.