SURPRISE: Absentee Ballot Chain of Custody Records Missing for Georgia County
Records that prove absentee ballots were securely moved from one place to another before being officially tabulated by election authorities are missing in at least one Georgia county
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In order to maintain ballot integrity, as well as the integrity of the entire election process, officials must be able to prove that the ballots – especially absentee and mail-in ballots – were always secure and in possession of authorized and accountable individuals. In at least one Georgia county those records are nowhere to be found.
Ballot transfer forms, used to establish a secure and accountable chain of custody, for some 300 absentee and drop box locations located throughout Georgia’s Dekalb County, cannot be found.
In response to an open records request filed by The Georgia News Star, the DeKalb County Department of Voting, Registration and Elections issued a written statement saying, “it has not yet been determined if responsive records to your request exist.”
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— The Georgia Star News (@GeorgiaStarNews) December 5, 2020