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Georgia’s Elections Officials Say They’re Better Prepared for a Legal Fight This Time

“Facts are on our side,” Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger tells NOTUS on election night.

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Brad Raffensperger was the state official Trump called in January 2021 to find votes in Georgia. Carlos Osorio/AP

ATLANTA — Two of Georgia’s top elections officials told NOTUS they feel better positioned to combat mistrust and public fury than they did four years ago, when they fended off a barrage of MAGA threats and intimidation from Donald Trump himself.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sat down with NOTUS for an interview at a fortified government building as polls closed in Georgia, where he pointed to a live feed of incoming data from polling stations, with a meter showing that 1,075,765 people had checked in to vote on Election Day alone — adding to the 4 million who’d already done so in previous weeks.

“My biggest concern about today?” Raffensperger said, repeating the question posed as he looked away for a moment.