Georgia investigators have signaled their focus in a wide-ranging investigation into alleged illegal ballot trafficking during the 2020 election with subpoenas that target the possible source of funding for such an operation and any eyewitness participants.
The four subpoenas obtained Monday by Just the News through an open records request show the State Elections Board and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger want the identity of any suspected participants in ballot harvesting, including a whistleblower identified only as John Doe who an election watchdog claims admitted to gathering ballots for cash.
The document demands were delivered late last week to the election integrity watchdog True the Vote, its founder Catherine Engelbrecht, and its researchers from a company called OPSEC Group LLC. They sought evidence that backs up the group's complaint last November alleging that as many as 242 people illegally gathered third-party ballots during the battleground state's November 2020 election and subsequent U.S. Senate races.
The subpoenas ask for "The identity and contact information of the several individuals regarding personal knowledge, methods, and organizations involved in ballot trafficking in Georgia referenced in the Complaint and any recordings, transcripts, summaries, testimony, statements, witness interviews, notes or other documents describing what those individuals said." That request includes the identity of a whistleblower Engelbrecht's group interviewed who admitted being paid $10 for ballots he collected and "All statements John Doe made regarding his alleged participation in ballot harvesting in Georgia." The subpoena also seeks contact information for John Doe's mother and any evidence of whether True the Vote paid any of his medical bills.
"The issues his team is tackling are both massive and complex, and investigations like this will take time." The subpoenas, signed by acting State Elections Board Chairman Matt Mashburn, also target any information the group and its researchers have about the funding streams for the alleged ballot harvesting scheme.
The escalation of the Georgia probe, which had been delayed months while the elections board changed personnel, comes as Raffensperger is locked in a tight primary election with Trump-backed challenger Jody Hice and conservative filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza is poised to release "2,000 Mules," which highlights True the Vote's evidence in a documentary about widespread ballot trafficking in swing states in the 2020 election.
Raffensperger is now pushing for a nationwide ban on ballot harvesting.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Investigators in Georgia ballot harvesting probe zero in on funding, eyewitness whistleblower
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