\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f What\u2019s Happening:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Secretary Raffensperger announced the certification on social media, declaring, \u201cThe people of Georgia have spoken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 A risk-limiting audit involving the hand count of over 700,000 ballots verified the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 President-elect Donald Trump: Over 2.6 million votes (50.73% of total).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Vice President Kamala Harris: Just over 2.5 million votes (48.53% of total).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udccb Next Steps:<\/strong> Governor Brian Kemp must now certify Georgia\u2019s slate of Electoral College electors, a move expected by tomorrow, November 23. This step formalizes Georgia\u2019s contribution to the Electoral College process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Georgia\u2019s electors will meet at the Capitol on December 17, in line with federal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2696\ufe0f Between the Lines:<\/strong> The smooth certification comes after significant pressure on election officials in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger officially certified the state\u2019s 2024 election results Friday, confirming President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s win in the Peach State. The announcement followed a rigorous audit and review process. Why It Matters: Certification solidifies Georgia\u2019s role in the electoral process and highlights the state\u2019s efficient handling of election procedures, amid continued national […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":201371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15957],"tags":[16469,16584,8514],"class_list":["post-210891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-your-vote","tag-certification","tag-certify","tag-election","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=210891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=210891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=210891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=210891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Georgia-2024-Presidential-Election-Results-1-1170x694.png\")
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