Established Fact
[Established Fact — Consent decree existed; six rejections documented] Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger entered into a pre-election consent decree with the Democratic Party that modified absentee ballot signature cure procedures. AP fact-check confirmed that only six of 148,318 Fulton County absentee ballots were rejected for signature issues. Note: Raffensperger’s office stated the low rejection rate was consistent with prior elections and appropriate under the modified procedures. The Elections Clause argument — that the consent decree was unauthorized because enacted by the Secretary rather than the Legislature — is a legal contention that was not adjudicated on the merits.
Citations
Compromise Settlement Agreement and Release, Democratic Party of Georgia v. Raffensperger (July 2020), Democracy Docket (consent decree on file; modifying signature cure procedures for absentee ballots in Georgia prior to the November 2020 election).
Compromise Settlement Agreement and Release (alternate copy), Just The News.