Memory card with uncounted ballots found in Georgia House race, launching investigation

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Previously uncounted votes in Seminole County put Republican Gerald Greene ahead as Georgia officials investigate the election error.

A previously missing election machine memory card has reversed the apparent outcome of a closely watched Georgia House race. This can potentially narrow Democrats’ newly won majority before the new Legislature takes office. State election officials said on Friday that the uncounted memory card was discovered in Seminole County during a post-election review, changing the vote totals in House District 151.

After the votes stored on the memory card were uploaded, Republican incumbent Gerald Greene moved from trailing Democrat Harry James by 58 votes to leading by 262 votes, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.

The reversal could reduce Democrats’ majority in the 180-member House from 93 seats to 92, leaving them with only one seat above the 91 required for control.

According to Capitol Beat, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said his office has launched an…

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