Trump campaign demands Georgia recount be done by hand

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The Trump campaign called on the state’s GOP secretary of state to announce a hand-count of all ballots cast in the recent election, citing irregularities in the electoral process.

In a statement issued by the Trump campaign on Tuesday and billed as a formal request, Republican Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, who leads the Trump 2020 recount team in the state, said a statewide comparison of absentee, in-person, and provisional ballots was also needed, along with “a check for felons and other ineligible persons who may have cast a ballot.”

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