Texas group claims they have evidence of ballot harvesting in Georgia

ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s workplace says they’re investigating claims from a Texas group that they’ve proof of poll harvesting in Georgia in the course of the 2020 elections.

Raffensperger informed Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne that the proof seems to be credible, however Texas group “True the Vote” gained’t reveal who their supply of the data was.

“They stated that that they had some credible data, and we checked out it, and we stated it was, and so then we requested, ‘Who’re these individuals?’ and so they stated, ‘We all know who they’re. They talked to us, however we cant inform you who they’re.,’” Raffensperger stated.

Raffensperger says subpoenas that went out final week are supposed to assist learn how true these allegations actually are.

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“The one particular person that may contact your absentee poll is you, the voter, or an in depth member of the family of well being caregiver. And anybody in-between could be poll harvesting,” Raffensperger defined. “It’s unlawful if anybody else that’s not a member of the family, your self or a healthcare giver touches that absentee poll.”

Winne obtained copies of 4 subpoenas. One was despatched to Catherine Englebrecht, who says she is the founding father of True the Vote, and one other was despatched to a person named Gregg Phillips.

The subpoenas name for Englebrecht and Phillips to take a seat for a deposition beneath oath concerning an ongoing state election board investigation.

The opposite two subpoenas are addressed to True the Vote and OPSEC Group, LLC, care of Phillips. These every name for paperwork and information.

These subpoenas name, partly, for “the identities of the ten hubs in Atlanta that you simply allege participated in a poll harvesting scheme in Georgia” and “the id and phone data for the bartender who got here in from South Carolina to assist with the alleged poll harvesting scheme in Georgia.”

“If there have been individuals who had been paid, we have to know who they’re, so we are able to have our investigators go forward and interview them. We will resolve it. We are going to prosecute,” Raffensperger stated.

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Winne additionally obtained a duplicate of a letter from GBI Director Vic Reynolds dated September 2021 during which he indicated that that they had recognized “279 cellphones which had made a number of journeys to inside 100 toes of a voter drop field. Different spreadsheets and paperwork offered tie these cell telephones by way of geolocation to numerous organizations.”

The letter goes on to say that there’s a “supply” that may validate poll harvesting. “Regardless of repeated requests that supply has not been offered to both the GBI or to the FBI,” the letter continued.

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Georgia Republican Celebration Chair David Shafer says he obtained that letter from Reynolds, however stated his important function was to ensure True the Vote’s data obtained to the fitting place. He additionally stated that he reviewed it, believed it was necessary and helped facilitate a gathering.

Englebrecht stated she doesn’t anticipate revealing their supply, however that every thing the state wants is in information and video her group is ready to offer.

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