The state executive committee sent a public call-out to Raffensperger. They requested him to repudiate his staff for misquoting a January 2 phone call with Trump. Tapes confirm Trump was asking a Georgia elections official to look for “dishonesty” in the vote.
The party claims the Secretary of State “dodged repeated attempts” by committee members to discuss the issue.
Officially, Raffensperger’s responsibilities have been legally downsized. On March 25th, the Republican-controlled state legislature enacted a law, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, removing the secretary of state as the chairman of the state election board chair. The state legislature will approve the next person to assume the role.
The law puts control of the five-person board in the hands of the state legislature. The law also enables the state election board the right to suspend county election officials.
Raffensperger Opposes H.R. 1
Raffensperger joins the chorus of Republicans opposing H.R. 1, or the For the People Act, congressional Democrats’ legislation drastically remakes most aspects of federal elections. And he writes in an op-ed in USA Today which says the bill makes “reckless demands of Georgia’s elections system.”
