A state-ordered audit of signatures on Cobb Countyâs absentee ballot envelopes is likely politically motivated, county elections director Janine Eveler told the Cobb Board of Elections during a meeting this week.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger cited âspecific allegations that election workers in Cobb County had not adequately conducted signature matching on absentee ballot applications ahead of the June primaryâ when he announced the audit Monday, just before the Board of Elections meeting.
But conducting the audit âdoes not in any way suggest that Cobb County was not properly following election procedures or properly conducting signature matching,â state Director of Elections Chris Harvey said in a prepared statement.