After the trauma of the 2020 presidential election and the invasion of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 to try to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s election, everyone is preparing for the worst in the United States, such as the election of Gabriel Sterling in Georgia. official. On November 5, this fast-talking 53-year-old Republican is not afraid to see militiamen arrive at the polling stations in vans and armed to the teeth. “The level of intelligence we have allows us to detect organized groups and the FBI does an excellent job”confess.
No, what he is concerned about are radicalized individuals who would simultaneously attack polling stations in Georgia, Alabama and a Rocky Mountain state, raising fears of a coordinated insurrection.. “Two guys could cause chaos”warns, estimating that“It is almost impossible to stop a radicalized individual”.
In the framework of a meeting organized by the Foreign Press Center, this senior official explains how he prepares the State of Georgia to face any hypothesis and organize impeccable choices. On November 5, 700 police officers will guarantee the protection of polling stations, and those responsible will be able to alert the authorities via SMS in the event of an incident.
Another caution: To vote in Georgia, you now need to present evidence identity, usually a driver’s license. However, these have been largely revamped in recent years. The distinction between foreigners with driver’s licenses and U.S. nationals who possess them is now clear, There should be no disputes over the nationality of voters: so far only 20 incorrectly registered foreigners have been registered. The number of people with access to the electoral list file increased from 2,500 to 350 people.
Epicenter of electoral protests in 2020
Additionally, the identification system has been simplified to cut verification time in half, which should help reduce queues. The voter will finally be able to vote on machines whose deployment cost more than 130 million dollars (about 120 million euros) in 2019. It is not about returning to paper: it is physically impossible and very imprecise. “We use computers because humans make mistakes when counting ballots. “We are very bad accountants”explains Gabriel Sterling.
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