Georgia Secretary of State Certifies Biden’s Victory After Audit
- Biden beat Trump in the state by a margin of 12,670 votes
- Governor is due to approve the state’s electors Saturday
People hand count ballots during an audit at the Gwinnett County Voter Registration office in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Nov. 13.
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified Joe Biden’s win in the state Friday, a day after completing a hand audit of more than 5 million ballots, starting the clock for electors to be named and any further recount demand from President Donald Trump’s campaign.
Biden won Georgia by a margin of 12,670 votes, or about 0.3 percentage point, marking the first time a Democrat has carried the state since 1992.