Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking for investigations into more than a dozen cases of possible voter fraud related to the 2022 General Election.
State officials discovered the cases thanks to Georgia’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center. The ERIC network allows states to share data to improve the accuracy of voter rolls and prevent instances of fraudulent voting.
The Secretary of State’s Office this month announced that it was referring 17 cases of possible double voting to local district attorneys. These individuals are suspected of voting once in Georgia and casting a second ballot in another state.
The district attorneys will evaluate each case and potentially pursue indictments of the suspects. Those found guilty of knowingly voting twice could face up to 10 years in prison and to pay up to a $100,000 fine.
ERIC flagged cases that span across several Georgia counties, including Barrow, Chatham, Cobb, Douglas, Fannin, Forsyth, Fulton, Morgan and Tift. The names of the suspects were not immediately released.