Dice Question Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com

Determining the true winner of the 2020 Georgia presidential contest

Establish the actual winner of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election in Georgia, in light of the claim that mismanagement and untrustworthy records make the true outcome currently unknowable.

Information Square Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com

Background

The author argues that heavy reliance on ballot-marking devices, inadequate ballot accounting, and poor chain-of-custody procedures undermine the trustworthiness of the vote record.

As a result, the paper asserts that it is currently impossible to determine who actually won the presidential contest in Georgia.

References

While there is no evidence of widespread fraud, the mismanagement of the election, reliance on untrustworthy vote records, lack of physical controls on ballots and other voting materials, lack of sanity checks, and poorly executed procedures make it impossible to know who “really” won.

— When Audits and Recounts Distract from Election Integrity: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election in Georgia (2408.00055 - Stark, 31 Jul 2024) in Section “Introduction: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election in Georgia”