ATLANTA (SKY News) – Georgia GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday his state will conduct a manual hand recount of all ballots cast in the presidential race in the state, as he faces growing pressure from fellow Georgia Republicans over accusations of voting irregularities and mismanagement of the state's elections.
"This will help build confidence. It will be an audit, a recount and a recanvas all at once," Raffensperger said at a press conference. "It will be a heavy lift."
Raffensperger said the presidential contest will undergo a risk-limiting audit, which requires a full by-hand recount in each of Georgia's 159 counties.
Ninety-seven counties in the state have sent in final numbers to the state, and the current margin of votes between President-elect Biden and President Trump is 14,111. Raffensperger vowed that his office has been investigating, and will continue to investigate, all instances of voting irregularities.
"Every legal vote will count," he said.
Raffensperger was joined at the press conference Wednesday by elections directors from across the state, and he praised them for their work ensuring all legal votes are counted.