Thread by @jennybethm

Today, @realDonaldTrump attorney in GA Ray Smith sent a 6 page letter, the 5th such letter to @GaSecofState calling for an audit of signatures on absentee ballot applications, envelopes, & signature on file.

#ShowUsTheSignatures

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The rejection rate in 2016 was 2.90%, in 2018 3.46%, and 2020 .34%.

Had historical rejection rates held, there would have been 38,250-45,626 ballots rejected in 2020 rather than 4,471.

That’s 3-4x the margin of victory.

The @GaSecofState declared the rejection rate was the same as years past yet conflated ballots MAILED with ballots CAST when calculating the rejection rate.
How can they SOS confuse these two? We only count the ballots returned and cast not the ballots mailed.

Also, @GaSecofState listed different numbers in a press release than certified. They said 1,151,371 cast in primary & 1,322,529 in general. Yet, the report 1,164,044 cast in primary & 1,317,000 in general.

The @GaSecofState claims there were only 464 ballots rejected for signatures in 2018 but that is misleading.
There were 230 different types of rejections including “INSUFFICIENT OATH INFORMATION,” “RE,” and “NO SIGNATURE DID CALL HER.” This is not apples to apples comparisons.

The letter concludes with 5 calls to action for @GaSecofState
1. Audit signatures with public monitors and meaningful access to observe.
2. Audit a sample with detailed description to gather sample
3. Post signatures online for public review

4. Publish all data used for incorrect statements in press releases
5. Have each county document the processes used to verify signatures and how they fully complied with state law.

#ShowUsTheSignatures

My statement applauding the letter @realDonaldTrump’s Georgia attorney Ray Smith sent. ⤵️