In an example of excellent investigative journalism, Atlanta’s Channel 2 uncovered an attempt by a Florida GOPer to commit voter fraud in Georgia’s January 5 runoff election.
Bill Price is seen in a now-deleted Facebook Live video, speaking to the Bay County GOP members in Florida on Nov. 7th. [...]
“We absolutely have to hold the Senate and we have to start fighting back, and we have to do whatever it takes,” Price said in the video. “And if that means changing your address for the next two months, so be it. I’m doing that. I’m moving to Georgia and I’m gonna fight and I want you all to fight with me.”
Price told the group he’s moving to his brother’s address in Hiram, Georgia in order to register to vote in the January runoff. He repeats and spells and his brother’s name and address, as members of the group jot it down.
(Unsurprisingly, on the right of the video you can see Donald Trump giving a thumbs up while Price details his plan to committ voter fraud.)
When Channel 2 reporter Nicole Carr reached Price, he tried the “I was joking” defense. However, Carr confirmed that he had actually registered to vote under his brother’s address the day after the video was filmed.
Ironically, Georgia Republicans have repeatedly accused Democrats of trying to register out-of-staters for the runoff, but have not provided even one case. Now they can follow through on their rhetoric with one of their own.
In a Wednesday afternoon, Georgia’s Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs confirmed the office would be exploring the felony charges tied to fraudulent voter registration in Georgia.
For weeks Georgia officials have warned that registering to vote with no attempt to stay in Georgia can be punishable by a felony charge that can carry up to a ten-year sentence , and $100,000 fine.
As usual, Democrats are not engaging in voter fraud, so they have to get their votes the old fashioned way — convincing people to vote for their candidates. Democrats all across Georgia are working hard to make sure that the votes will be there for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on January 5. Can you chip in to support Democratic County Committees via ActBlue? They are doing the hard work on the ground, often in deeply red areas.