ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia’s state election board has closed its investigation into alleged malfeasance during the 2020 election at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
According to a statement from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, numerous allegations made against the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections, and specifically, two election workers, were false and unsubstantiated.
“We are glad the State Election Board finally put this issue to rest,” Raffensperger said. “False claims and knowingly false allegations made against these election workers have done tremendous harm. Election workers deserve our praise for being on the front lines.”
The investigation, which included personnel from Raffensperger’s office and GBI and FBI agents, found “there was no evidence of any type of fraud as alleged,” according to the board.
“Three law enforcement agencies reviewed the entire unedited video footage of the events in question surrounding [the two election workers] at State Farm Arena,” the report said. They also reviewed social media posts allegedly made by a Fulton County election worker stating they engaged in election fraud, which was found to have been created by a third party who “admitted he created a fake account and confirmed the content was fake.”
Ultimately, “all allegations made against [the two election workers] were unsubstantiated and found to have no merit,” Raffensperger’s office said.
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