Raffensperger: Republican Claims of Voter Fraud Will ‘Hurt’ Our Turnout

STIREWALT Okay you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ Abrams questioning the results ░░░░░░░░ Georgia elections But of ░░░░░░░░ Georgia was a focal ░░░░░░░░ for efforts to overturn ░░░░░░░░ election in 2020 by ░░░░░░░░ Trump and it appears ░░░░░░░░ ve already started down ░░░░░░░░ road again Congresswoman Marjorie ░░░░░░░░ Greene on Friday was ░░░░░░░░ a story claiming voting ░░░░░░░░ were rigged in Whitfield ░░░░░░░░ Is there any truth ░░░░░░░░ those allegations RAFFENSPERGER Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ Georgia is ranked number ░░░░░░░░ for election integrity by ░░░░░░░░ National Bipartisan Center and ░░░░░░░░ re at the top ░░░░░░░░ the list by the ░░░░░░░░ Foundation which is on ░░░░░░░░ hard right side We ░░░░░░░░ getting high marks from ░░░░░░░░ sides and that just ░░░░░░░░ you you know we ░░░░░░░░ doing the right thing ░░░░░░░░ s easy to vote ░░░░░░░░ have photo ID for ░░░░░░░░ forms of voting I ░░░░░░░░ a citizenship verification of ░░░░░░░░ rolls nearly two years ░░░░░░░░ to verify that only ░░░░░░░░ citizens for voting in ░░░░░░░░ elections And we also ░░░░░░░░ the cleanest voter list ░░░░░░░░ the entire country because ░░░░░░░░ re part of Eric ░░░░░░░░ re part of bilateral ░░░░░░░░ with four other states ░░░░░░░░ then we also get ░░░░░░░░ voter list or really ░░░░░░░░ list records from Department ░░░░░░░░ Driver Services so voters ░░░░░░░░ they move to another ░░░░░░░░ get a driver s ░░░░░░░░ there we ll find ░░░░░░░░ about that so we ░░░░░░░░ sure we always have ░░░░░░░░ accurate list So voters ░░░░░░░░ the process we have ░░░░░░░░ Georgia It s easy ░░░░░░░░ vote it s hard ░░░░░░░░ cheat STIREWALT But some ░░░░░░░░ including those in your ░░░░░░░░ party don t want ░░░░░░░░ t agree with that ░░░░░░░░ they re pushing these ░░░░░░░░ of stories What do ░░░░░░░░ say to them who ░░░░░░░░ pushing this kind of ░░░░░░░░ out there here on ░░░░░░░░ eve of the election ░░░░░░░░ Well at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day if you ░░░░░░░░ spreading stories like that ░░░░░░░░ you re gonna do ░░░░░░░░ really hurt our turnout ░░░░░░░░ our side And I ░░░░░░░░ a conservative Republican so ░░░░░░░░ don t know why ░░░░░░░░ do that it s ░░░░░░░░ defeating You know you ░░░░░░░░ trust the results When ░░░░░░░░ get high marks by ░░░░░░░░ Heritage Foundation you know ░░░░░░░░ re giving us a ░░░░░░░░ ranking that means that ░░░░░░░░ re doing the right ░░░░░░░░ But this is what ░░░░░░░░ ve been working on ░░░░░░░░ day one We have ░░░░░░░░ verifiable paper ballot system ░░░░░░░░ re actually going to ░░░░░░░░ able to audit every ░░░░░░░░ race You know at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ read in the human ░░░░░░░░ text because we use ░░░░░░░░ marking texts we re ░░░░░░░░ going to use and ░░░░░░░░ that ballot marking the ░░░░░░░░ code we re actually ░░░░░░░░ to read the human ░░░░░░░░ text and audit every ░░░░░░░░ race all five million ░░░░░░░░ ballots that we have ░░░░░░░░ we can tell you ░░░░░░░░ results We also can ░░░░░░░░ hand recounts you know ░░░░░░░░ paper ballot system We ░░░░░░░░ now photo ID for ░░░░░░░░ forms of voting We ░░░░░░░░ only one of five ░░░░░░░░ that have photo ID ░░░░░░░░ absentee voting and we ░░░░░░░░ real proud of that ░░░░░░░░ got sued by both ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and Republicans over ░░░░░░░░ match I took it ░░░░░░░░ the table and now ░░░░░░░░ use photo ID with ░░░░░░░░ s license number And ░░░░░░░░ it s never been ░░░░░░░░ it s secure and ░░░░░░░░ s also fast We ░░░░░░░░ checking people in in ░░░░░░░░ than two minutes when ░░░░░░░░ get to the front ░░░░░░░░ of the line but ░░░░░░░░ have to be shorter ░░░░░░░░ one hour on Election ░░░░░░░░ So we re kind ░░░░░░░░ running this like a ░░░░░░░░ fil A operation People ░░░░░░░░ having fun.”