Established Fact
[Established Fact — Settlement Reached] Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger entered into a March 2020 settlement with Democratic Party plaintiffs that modified absentee ballot signature notice and cure procedures. AP reported that the settlement did not bar signature verification, and that Fulton County rejected only six of 148,318 absentee ballots for signature issues. Claims that the agreement exceeded the Secretary’s authority present a legal question separate from the factual issue addressed in the reporting.
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.