Election recount in state of Georgia
WORLD: An audit of US presidential election results in the state of Georgia will trigger a full hand recount, state officials have announced.
Secretary of state Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference that his office wants the process to begin by the end of the week and he expects it to take until November 20.
AN AUDIT of US presidential election results in the state of Georgia will trigger a full hand recount, state officials have announced.
Secretary of state Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference that his office wants the process to begin by the end of the week and he expects it to take until November 20.
After results from the hand recount are certified, the losing campaign can then request another recount, which will be performed by machine, Mr Raffensperger said.
President- elect Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by about 14,000 votes out of nearly five million that have been counted in the state. Nearly all ballots have been counted, though counties have until tomorrow to certify their results.
Once county certification is complete and before the state certifies the results, the count must be audited. It is up to Mr Raffensperger to choose which race to audit.
Mr Raffensperger chose to audit the presidential race and said the tight margin means that the audit will result in a full hand recount.
Democrat Mr Biden has been declared the winner of the election over President Donald Trump though several states are still counting votes. He is expected to pursue a dramatic shift in US economic policy when he takes office next year faced with multiple challenges.
The President- elect will inherit a vulnerable economic recovery under threat from a resurgent coronavirus, and most likely with a divided Congress that will hinder his ability to address the challenges.
Yet despite the obstacles, the former vice president and senator has vowed to reverse much of the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulation and indifference to domestic spending and economic development, in favour of big investments in education, infrastructure and clean energy.
He also wants stricter rules to rein in big tech companies and to fight climate change.