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Georgia GOP Chair Casts Doubt On Election Process: ‘Counting Ballots In Secret’

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Georgia GOP Chair Casts Doubt On Election Process: ‘Counting Ballots In Secret’
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The chair of the Republican Party in Georgia cast doubt on the election process and an apparent lack of transparency in Fulton County, suggesting ballots were counted “in secret” on Election Day. 

“Let me repeat,” posted David Shafer on Monday. “Fulton County elections officials told the media and our observers that they were shutting down the tabulation center at State Farm Arena at 10:30 p.m. on election night only to continue counting ballots in secret until 1:00 a.m.”

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