The Georgia GOP during a convention approved a resolution that says\u00a0Raffensperger, a Republican, failed to perform his duties in \u201caccordance with the laws of the Constitution of the State of Georgia,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0WSB-TV reported.<\/p>\n The\u00a0document<\/a>\u00a0says\u00a0the failure stemmed from Raffensperger entering into\u00a0a settlement agreement<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0the Democratic Party of Georgia, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The agreement saw Raffensperger agree to promote and enforce regulations regarding prompt notification if a mail-in ballot was rejected and regarding county clerks\u2019 signature reviews of absentee ballot envelopes and ballots.<\/p>\n Georgia Republicans accused Raffensperger of\u00a0\u201cundermining the security of our elections by allowing mass mailings of absentee applications by his office and third parties which created opportunities for fraud and overwhelmed election offices;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0rendering accurate signature matching nearly impossible; allowing ballot drop boxes without proper chain of custody; and ignoring sworn affidavits and disregarding evidence of voter fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s obvious that there was fraud,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Michael Ovitz, an attendee at the convention, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.<\/p>\n \u201cA civilized society depends upon truths and facts, not deception and deceit.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Georgia Republican Party did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n Raffensperger has said there is no evidence of widespread fraud occurring in the 2020 election.\u00a0The\u00a0State Election Board, which he chairs, has sent dozens of election fraud cases to prosecutors in the wake of the election<\/strong>, including allegations that voters failed to register and vote or registered to vote while living outside the state.<\/p>\n Raffensperger\u2019s office told WSB-TV:\u00a0\u201cThe secretary of state\u2019s office, county election directors, and the tens of thousands of poll workers across the state worked to ensure that democracy was upheld. It is the job of counties to run elections and the secretary of state\u2019s office\u2019s job to report those election results\u2014it is the job of the political parties to deliver wins for their candidates. Let\u2019s not confuse the two.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/brad-raffensperger-700x420.jpg?itok=qpA9ytrW\")
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