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Georgia's Sec. of State Testifies Before House Committee

WUGA | By Alexia Ridley
Published June 22, 2022 at 1:16 PM EDT
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, center, and Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Gabriel Sterling look on, as Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, left, testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Georgia’s top elections official taking part of the House January 6 committee proceedings Tuesday.

During his testimony before the committee, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that in addition to counting the state’s votes three times for the 2020 elections, his office also investigated allegations of voter fraud.

The committee played portions of phone call between Raffensperger and Trump seeking additional votes in Georgia.

President Biden won Georgia by less than 12,000 votes.

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Alexia Ridley
Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!
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