4 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 19
At a Fulton County warehouse near Atlanta where FBI agents seized 2020 ballots earlier this year, Brad Raffensperger publicly backed Georgia election workers and the state's voting system.
The Republican secretary of state praised Fulton County staff in particular, pushing back on Donald Trump's repeated, unsubstantiated claims that workers there rigged the 2020 result.
Raffensperger has remained a target inside his party since refusing Trump's bid to overturn Joe Biden's Georgia win, and his Tuesday appearance underscored that split.
The defense also lands in the governor's race, where Raffensperger is trying to reach a runoff against Rick Jackson or Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, both of whom have echoed 2020 election falsehoods.
With a legal deadline but no funds, how will Georgia's voting system avoid a collapse in voter confidence?