Politics & Government
Gwinnett Begins Recounting Votes In Presidential Race
Just before 10 a.m. Friday, dozens of Gwinnett County workers began re-counting by hand votes in the presidential race.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — Gwinnett County started its hand recount of votes in the presidential race just before 10 a.m. Friday.
About two dozen tables with two counters each were seen Friday morning, counting ballots in warehouse space in the back of Gwinnett County’s election headquarters. Several dozen more tables were seen with counters ready to start. Perhaps a dozen more reporters and photographers surrounded the counters, snapping pictures and recording video.
Gwinnett County spokesperson Joe Sorenson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he didn’t know how long the count would take or how much it might cost.
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Gwinnett is one of 159 Georgia counties that will have to recount its ballots after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ordered it Wednesday. Multiple media outlets report that former Vice President Joe Biden was ahead of President Donald Trump Friday in Georgia by more than 14,000 votes.
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