Georgia Election Official Says Voters Can Trust the Process in 2024: The Reason We Have Ballots Is To Avoid Bullets

PELLEY Tuesday Americans will ░░░░░░░░ a question more vital ░░░░░░░░ who wins the White ░░░░░░░░ They ll decide whether ░░░░░░░░ have faith in the ░░░░░░░░ Whether Jan 6 2021 ░░░░░░░░ the end of chaos ░░░░░░░░ the beginning Election fraud ░░░░░░░░ are aimed at destroying ░░░░░░░░ You re about to ░░░░░░░░ why they are lies ░░░░░░░░ Sterling is a messenger ░░░░░░░░ election truth He s ░░░░░░░░ Republican chief operating officer ░░░░░░░░ the Georgia secretary of ░░░░░░░░ who runs elections there ░░░░░░░░ was the center of ░░░░░░░░ scheme to overthrow the ░░░░░░░░ election Sterling says these ░░░░░░░░ the stakes this Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ starts STERLING People have ░░░░░░░░ have faith in the ░░░░░░░░ and for 200 some ░░░░░░░░ years we had to ░░░░░░░░ the acceptance of the ░░░░░░░░ who came in second ░░░░░░░░ lost to say You ░░░░░░░░ what I lost I ░░░░░░░░ come back again and ░░░░░░░░ in two years The ░░░░░░░░ we have ballots is ░░░░░░░░ avoid bullets And if ░░░░░░░░ say Ballots don t ░░░░░░░░ anymore there s only ░░░░░░░░ logical direction to go ░░░░░░░░ that s not healthy ░░░░░░░░ any democracy PELLEY Why ░░░░░░░░ Americans have confidence in ░░░░░░░░ election STERLING Every state ░░░░░░░░ this country now has ░░░░░░░░ and prodded and looked ░░░░░░░░ their processes And we ░░░░░░░░ that while we all ░░░░░░░░ it slightly differently everybody ░░░░░░░░ that there s one ░░░░░░░░ and one vote Everybody ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ ballot cast Nearly every ░░░░░░░░ in the union now ░░░░░░░░ audits after the fact ░░░░░░░░ state in the union ░░░░░░░░ their equipment beforehand in ░░░░░░░░ public way We have ░░░░░░░░ of people processes and ░░░░░░░░ in place in all ░░░░░░░░ states and the district ░░░░░░░░ assure that the outcome ░░░░░░░░ the election is correct ░░░░░░░░ And there are millions ░░░░░░░░ people who are skeptical ░░░░░░░░ what you just said ░░░░░░░░ There s always some ░░░░░░░░ of skepticism It s ░░░░░░░░ there but it s ░░░░░░░░ a different level in ░░░░░░░░ 2020 and 2024 elections ░░░░░░░░ voice over In the ░░░░░░░░ election President Trump lost ░░░░░░░░ by a slender 11 ░░░░░░░░ votes Two recounts confirmed ░░░░░░░░ loss but he said ░░░░░░░░ Trump on Nov 26 ░░░░░░░░ Nobody wants to see ░░░░░░░░ kind of fraud that ░░░░░░░░ election has really come ░░░░░░░░ represent we are looking ░░░░░░░░ things that are looking ░░░░░░░░ things that are so ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia PELLEY Four ░░░░░░░░ before the vote was ░░░░░░░░ be certified on January ░░░░░░░░ Trump called Sterling s ░░░░░░░░ Georgia s Republican secretary ░░░░░░░░ state Brad Raffensperger Trump ░░░░░░░░ call So look all ░░░░░░░░ want to do is ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ 11 780 votes which ░░░░░░░░ one more than we ░░░░░░░░ PELLEY In a state ░░░░░░░░ Republicans controlled every Branch ░░░░░░░░ government Raffensperger stood up ░░░░░░░░ Trump on the call ░░░░░░░░ on call We have ░░░░░░░░ stand by our numbers ░░░░░░░░ believe our numbers are ░░░░░░░░ PELLEY Trump s lawyers ░░░░░░░░ shocking tales of fraud ░░░░░░░░ the legislature But investigations ░░░░░░░░ the state police FBI ░░░░░░░░ Raffensperger s office found ░░░░░░░░ was true RAFFENSPERGER They ░░░░░░░░ there were 66 000 ░░░░░░░░ voters There were zero ░░░░░░░░ they said that there ░░░░░░░░ 2 423 non registered ░░░░░░░░ There were zero PELLEY ░░░░░░░░ camera But you re ░░░░░░░░ Republican He was your ░░░░░░░░ RAFFENSPERGER I work for ░░░░░░░░ people of Georgia I ░░░░░░░░ and I work for ░░░░░░░░ voters of Georgia My ░░░░░░░░ is to run a ░░░░░░░░ honest accurate election PELLEY ░░░░░░░░ over But fairness and ░░░░░░░░ were met with threats ░░░░░░░░ violence STERLING during press ░░░░░░░░ It has all gone ░░░░░░░░ far PELLEY Death threats ░░░░░░░░ his election workers snapped ░░░░░░░░ Gabe Sterling s patience ░░░░░░░░ It has to stop ░░░░░░░░ President you have not ░░░░░░░░ these actions or this ░░░░░░░░ Senators you have not ░░░░░░░░ this language or these ░░░░░░░░ This has to stop ░░░░░░░░ need you to step ░░░░░░░░ and if you are ░░░░░░░░ to take a position ░░░░░░░░ leadership show some Stop ░░░░░░░░ people to commit potential ░░░░░░░░ of violence Someone s ░░░░░░░░ hurt Someone s going ░░░░░░░░ get shot Someone s ░░░░░░░░ to get killed PELLEY ░░░░░░░░ warning was five weeks ░░░░░░░░ January 6th More than ░░░░░░░░ 000 rioters have been ░░░░░░░░ just part of the ░░░░░░░░ lie chaos Trump filed ░░░░░░░░ lawsuits and lost 63 ░░░░░░░░ Rudy Giuliani was sued ░░░░░░░░ bankruptcy after falsely accusing ░░░░░░░░ election workers of fraud ░░░░░░░░ News paid 787 million ░░░░░░░░ settle a suit that ░░░░░░░░ Fox knew it was ░░░░░░░░ about the election And ░░░░░░░░ was indicted in Georgia ░░░░░░░░ s pleaded not guilty ░░░░░░░░ election interference but four ░░░░░░░░ defendants did plead guilty ░░░░░░░░ related charges Sterling hoped ░░░░░░░░ message would get through ░░░░░░░░ everyone but it hasn ░░░░░░░░ STERLING And there s ░░░░░░░░ you re never going ░░░░░░░░ convince and you just ░░░░░░░░ to accept that you ░░░░░░░░ never going to convince ░░░░░░░░ But for the vast ░░░░░░░░ of Americans who have ░░░░░░░░ basically they think Well ░░░░░░░░ there s this much ░░░░░░░░ there must be something ░░░░░░░░ would lie this much ░░░░░░░░ it So I think ░░░░░░░░ s savable souls there ░░░░░░░░ basically they want to ░░░░░░░░ We have to tell ░░░░░░░░ over and over again ░░░░░░░░ suppression s fake Voter ░░░░░░░░ is fake It s ░░░░░░░░ to raise money and ░░░░░░░░ you angry PELLEY Trump ░░░░░░░░ supporters with election denial ░░░░░░░░ the very first time ░░░░░░░░ was ever on a ░░░░░░░░ ballot He lost the ░░░░░░░░ caucus in 2016 and ░░░░░░░░ Ted Cruz didn t ░░░░░░░░ Iowa he stole it ░░░░░░░░ when Trump won the ░░░░░░░░ electoral vote but not ░░░░░░░░ popular vote he posted ░░░░░░░░ won the popular vote ░░░░░░░░ you deduct the millions ░░░░░░░░ people who voted illegally ░░░░░░░░ a fraud commission he ░░░░░░░░ disbanded when it couldn ░░░░░░░░ find the evidence PELLEY ░░░░░░░░ camera People are going ░░░░░░░░ say that the election ░░░░░░░░ stolen It s inevitable ░░░░░░░░ Yes it is PELLEY ░░░░░░░░ to them you say ░░░░░░░░ STERLING I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ your candidate lost But ░░░░░░░░ rules are the rules ░░░░░░░░ law is the law ░░░░░░░░ the count is the ░░░░░░░░ BECKER Georgia in many ░░░░░░░░ is a model They ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ well PELLEY voice over ░░░░░░░░ people know elections like ░░░░░░░░ Becker At the Justice ░░░░░░░░ he helped enforce voting ░░░░░░░░ Later he led the ░░░░░░░░ of a voter registration ░░░░░░░░ center that is used ░░░░░░░░ by half the states ░░░░░░░░ is a CBS News ░░░░░░░░ consultant BECKER One of ░░░░░░░░ things everyone should understand ░░░░░░░░ the claims about election ░░░░░░░░ and fraud are not ░░░░░░░░ by the actual policies ░░░░░░░░ exist in the states ░░░░░░░░ re driven by one ░░░░░░░░ and one factor only ░░░░░░░░ that s whether your ░░░░░░░░ won Sadly tens of ░░░░░░░░ of Americans have been ░░░░░░░░ for this disinformation They ░░░░░░░░ been preyed upon by ░░░░░░░░ candidates and foreign adversaries ░░░░░░░░ importantly they have donated ░░░░░░░░ Because a lot of ░░░░░░░░ is financial There s ░░░░░░░░ financial incentive for those ░░░░░░░░ ve spread the lies ░░░░░░░░ have raised let s ░░░░░░░░ it hundreds of millions ░░░░░░░░ not billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ the lie that our ░░░░░░░░ aren t to be ░░░░░░░░ PELLEY on camera Let ░░░░░░░░ look at some of ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theories of fraud ░░░░░░░░ ll take them one ░░░░░░░░ a time Bogus votes ░░░░░░░░ electronically inserted into tabulation ░░░░░░░░ BECKER They re not ░░░░░░░░ to the internet They ░░░░░░░░ under strict physical chain ░░░░░░░░ custody It is really ░░░░░░░░ to get access to ░░░░░░░░ physical machine and do ░░░░░░░░ to it And even ░░░░░░░░ there were some attempt ░░░░░░░░ hack the machine or ░░░░░░░░ more likely have some ░░░░░░░░ malfunction of the machine ░░░░░░░░ audits would catch it ░░░░░░░░ Another of the conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ is that illegal immigrants ░░░░░░░░ voting by the millions ░░░░░░░░ That is a 100 ░░░░░░░░ false Every single voter ░░░░░░░░ to give a driver ░░░░░░░░ license number or Social ░░░░░░░░ number which is matched ░░░░░░░░ files databases that are ░░░░░░░░ to make sure the ░░░░░░░░ is who they say ░░░░░░░░ are and they re ░░░░░░░░ to vote And we ░░░░░░░░ know that states who ░░░░░░░░ gone looking for non ░░░░░░░░ voters have found shockingly ░░░░░░░░ even potential non citizen ░░░░░░░░ Ohio just recently announced ░░░░░░░░ in a period of ░░░░░░░░ of over a decade ░░░░░░░░ had found six possible ░░░░░░░░ of non citizens voting ░░░░░░░░ But fraud does happen ░░░░░░░░ t it BECKER It ░░░░░░░░ very rarely We know ░░░░░░░░ much fraud in this ░░░░░░░░ happens We know it ░░░░░░░░ not zero but it ░░░░░░░░ very very close to ░░░░░░░░ PELLEY We re not ░░░░░░░░ about millions of votes ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ BECKER No we re ░░░░░░░░ about dozens of votes ░░░░░░░░ a big national election ░░░░░░░░ is for all intents ░░░░░░░░ purposes impossible to steal ░░░░░░░░ big national election We ░░░░░░░░ so decentralized with almost ░░░░░░░░ 000 different jurisdictions run ░░░░░░░░ Democratic and Republican election ░░░░░░░░ Our voter lists are ░░░░░░░░ accurate as they ever ░░░░░░░░ been before and they ░░░░░░░░ checked regularly PELLEY voice ░░░░░░░░ David Becker told us ░░░░░░░░ key to confidence in ░░░░░░░░ election is the paper ░░░░░░░░ BECKER 90 five percent ░░░░░░░░ of all Americans are ░░░░░░░░ to vote on paper ░░░░░░░░ which are verifiable and ░░░░░░░░ to confirm the count ░░░░░░░░ accurate And then we ░░░░░░░░ those ballots which means ░░░░░░░░ do hand counts of ░░░░░░░░ ballots to compare them ░░░░░░░░ the machine counts to ░░░░░░░░ sure the machine s ░░░░░░░░ the right result PELLEY ░░░░░░░░ camera Why should we ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ the election BECKER I ░░░░░░░░ tell you I ve ░░░░░░░░ workin with election officials ░░░░░░░░ over a quarter of ░░░░░░░░ century And when you ░░░░░░░░ to these election officials ░░░░░░░░ there Republicans and Democrats ░░░░░░░░ don t do this ░░░░░░░░ it makes them rich ░░░░░░░░ famous They do this ░░░░░░░░ it s a calling ░░░░░░░░ voice over A calling ░░░░░░░░ by George Harrison Beverly ░░░░░░░░ and Paul Petruska trained ░░░░░░░░ workers near Atlanta They ░░░░░░░░ us when there s ░░░░░░░░ problem it s nearly ░░░░░░░░ a mistake the voter ░░░░░░░░ And there s a ░░░░░░░░ at state headquarters If ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ works everything s a ░░░░░░░░ HARRISON Sometimes they just ░░░░░░░░ to vent Sometimes they ░░░░░░░░ want to have somebody ░░░░░░░░ to their question and ░░░░░░░░ Hey I have this ░░░░░░░░ What about this I ░░░░░░░░ to have all of ░░░░░░░░ voters by the time ░░░░░░░░ leave be in a ░░░░░░░░ mood than when they ░░░░░░░░ in PELLEY Election doubters ░░░░░░░░ welcome to volunteer Like ░░░░░░░░ skeptical women who took ░░░░░░░░ four hour training course ░░░░░░░░ WOITYRA And they just ░░░░░░░░ to see for themselves ░░░░░░░░ they were both convinced ░░░░░░░░ the time they left ░░░░░░░░ that everything was on ░░░░░░░░ up and up PETRUSKA ░░░░░░░░ would say to the ░░░░░░░░ who are watching this ░░░░░░░░ off the internet Listen ░░░░░░░░ the people come down ░░░░░░░░ and talk to us ░░░░░░░░ check with more than ░░░░░░░░ and TikTok That s ░░░░░░░░ I would want people ░░░░░░░░ take away from this ░░░░░░░░ entire conversation is that ░░░░░░░░ gossip kills PELLEY voice ░░░░░░░░ Gossip isn t the ░░░░░░░░ menace Many Georgia poll ░░░░░░░░ have a 911 panic ░░░░░░░░ on a lanyard Offices ░░░░░░░░ armed with the antidote ░░░░░░░░ Last year Fentanyl was ░░░░░░░░ in an attack on ░░░░░░░░ workers just doing their ░░░░░░░░ BECKER They want to ░░░░░░░░ that all eligible voters ░░░░░░░░ only eligible voters can ░░░░░░░░ in a system that ░░░░░░░░ accurate and breeds confidence ░░░░░░░░ But confidence remains under ░░░░░░░░ This post last week ░░░░░░░░ illegal Haitian immigrants are ░░░░░░░░ with Georgia driver s ░░░░░░░░ The FBI traced it ░░░░░░░░ Russia Election consultant David ░░░░░░░░ told us there ll ░░░░░░░░ more disinformation and a ░░░░░░░░ breakdowns and mistakes None ░░░░░░░░ which should be confused ░░░░░░░░ fraud PELLEY on camera ░░░░░░░░ should we expect in ░░░░░░░░ of results on election ░░░░░░░░ BECKER So on Election ░░░░░░░░ don t expect to ░░░░░░░░ the winner Definitely don ░░░░░░░░ expect to know who ░░░░░░░░ the United States House ░░░░░░░░ Representatives There are a ░░░░░░░░ of very close races ░░░░░░░░ in places like California ░░░░░░░░ will take days or ░░░░░░░░ even weeks to resolve ░░░░░░░░ Senate we might know ░░░░░░░░ little bit sooner but ░░░░░░░░ We probably will have ░░░░░░░░ pretty good idea who ░░░░░░░░ the presidency maybe around ░░░░░░░░ or Friday PELLEY voice ░░░░░░░░ That s because the ░░░░░░░░ is essentially tied including ░░░░░░░░ Georgia where Gabriel Sterling ░░░░░░░░ Republican secretary of state ░░░░░░░░ chief operating officer hopes ░░░░░░░░ can endure its next ░░░░░░░░ election without coming apart ░░░░░░░░ on camera What is ░░░░░░░░ like to be the ░░░░░░░░ operating firewall against lies ░░░░░░░░ myths in the election ░░░░░░░░ I ve never heard ░░░░░░░░ put to me quite ░░░░░░░░ way Wild horses couldn ░░░░░░░░ drive me away from ░░░░░░░░ job right now I ░░░░░░░░ I know our system ░░░░░░░░ great in the state ░░░░░░░░ know the elections across ░░░░░░░░ are safe and secure ░░░░░░░░ know that 2024 will ░░░░░░░░ the safest and most ░░░░░░░░ election in history It ░░░░░░░░ be the most scrutinized ░░░░░░░░ in history And whoever ░░░░░░░░ winner is be it ░░░░░░░░ Trump or Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ will know that they ░░░░░░░░ the correct winner at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ ends]