1. Fulton County admitted the missing signatures — in 2025, not 2020
Multiple news outlets confirm that during a
Dec. 9, 2025 State Election Board hearing, Fulton County’s attorney acknowledged that
required signatures were missing from tabulator tapes for about
315,000 early votes.
This was a
record‑keeping violation, not evidence of ballot manipulation.
2. Georgia officials said the ballots themselves were valid
Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stated:
“A clerical error at the end of the day does not erase valid, legal votes.”
Georgia uses
paper ballots, which were preserved and recounted.A full statewide
hand recount in 2020 confirmed the results.
3. What the unsigned tapes actually mean
The missing signatures were on
tabulator tapes, which are
documentation showing how many ballots were scanned.
Key points from state investigators:
- The ballots themselves were intact, sealed, and auditable.
- The missing signatures did not change vote totals.
- The issue was a procedural failure, not evidence of fraud.
Claim:
Partially true. They admitted the
tapes lacked signatures — not that the
votes were uncertified or invalid.
Claim:
False. Georgia officials explicitly said the ballots were:
- legally cast
- verified with voter ID
- counted correctly
- confirmed by recounts
No evidence was found that any ballots were added, altered, or fraudulent.
The unsigned tapes were a
procedural error, and Georgia has since updated training and oversight.But
nothing in the investigation supports the claim that the 2020 election was stolen or rigged.
This is the same conclusion reached by:
- Georgia Secretary of State
- Georgia State Election Board
- DOJ
- Multiple recounts and audits
- Courts at state and federal levels
- True: Fulton County failed to get required signatures on tabulator tapes for ~315,000 early votes.
- False: This invalidated votes, proved fraud, or supported claims that the 2020 election was “rigged.”
- Verified: Georgia’s paper ballots and recounts confirmed the results.