Georgia’s secretary of state said Monday that signature matching will not be possible for the state’s second recount of votes set to begin Tuesday morning amid demands from the Trump campaign and Republicans to “conduct an honest recount.”
The office of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has repeatedly asserted that at this point in the process, signature matching is impossible because of state election rules designed to protect voter privacy. After initial verification, ballots in the state are separated from their envelopes, where the signatures are located. Raffensperger’s office has said this makes it impossible to reconnect the two after ballots are counted while the Trump campaign has alleged a lack of due process during the initial count, citing instances of voter irregularities, issues with voting machines, and poll watcher access.
