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WATCH: Sec. of State Raffensperger addresses public on certification day

Raffensperger started the news conference by giving himself and his office praise for efforts to make Georgia's elections "safe and secure."

ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and officials from his office provided an update on Tuesday after the 2024 Presidential Election.

Raffensperger started the news conference by giving himself and his office praise for efforts to make Georgia's elections "safe and secure." 

"I led to ensure that Georgia had the most secure, free, fair and fast elections in the United States," he said on Tuesday.

He added that his office has tried to make sure elections in the Peach State had fast lines and fast results. Some counties were able to get the results in over a minute after 7 p.m., when polls closed.

Nearly 5.3 million Georgians voted in the 2024 election, according to Raffensperger. 

On Tuesday, the Secretary of State also mentioned that over 60 bomb threats happened on Election Day at polling locations across the state. Those threats were non-credible. They caused several polling locations to stay open later due to evacuation. 

Officials have previously said that the threats were in an e-mail form and had Russian domains attached to them. 

"Citizens will not be fearful of coming out to vote. In spite of having over 60 bomb threats, people still voted. We will not be cowards. You will not sow discord and strife. It didn't work, and we will beat you again next time," Raffensperger added. 

Tuesday's news conference comes as counties certify their election results. The certification results must be in by 5 p.m., according to state law.

Raffensperger stated that he believes "every county will be in good state and get it done." 

A reporter asked Raffensperger if he expected any fallouts to come from this year's election results following the alleged 2020 election interference in the state of Georgia. President-elect Trump and his allies were indicted on charges to allegedly overturn the 2020 election after his loss to Joe Biden. 

"I think the results were very conclusive whether people like him or not," Raffensperger added. "I think what we have shown is the equipment has been through elections, same equipment, and these are the results, and so we fully expect that people accept those results."

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Raffensperger has previously touted Georgia's record voting turnout, his ability to help create fair elections and to ensure that only those allowed to vote in the state were able to cast a ballot. 

"The voters of Georgia have spoken, and we are prepared to defend the election results against any legal challenge. This election was free, fair, and accessible to every eligible Georgian. As always, we will follow the law and the Constitution to protect the will of The People," Raffensperger wrote on X on the morning after the election on Nov. 6.

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11Alive streamed Raffensperger's update, on YouTube and 11Alive+, available on Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. Text "plus" to 404-885-7600 to download 11Alive+ and stream it now. You can watch a replay of the conference in the player above this story.

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