BREAKING: Missing Election Machine Memory Card Flips State Race From Democrat To Republican– trendingpoliticsnews.com

In Seminole County, located in southwest Georgia, a memory card containing Election Day votes was not uploaded to the county election management system during the November 3 midterm elections. The omission altered the unofficial outcome of the State House District 154 contest between longtime Republican incumbent Rep. Gerald Greene and Democratic challenger Harry James.

Initial unofficial results showed James leading Greene by 58 votes. During routine post-election checks, the Georgia Secretary of State’s office identified a discrepancy of approximately 388 more voters recorded as having checked in at polling places than the number of ballots reported as cast.

After the office notified Seminole County officials, the Board of Elections located the unuploaded memory card and added its results. Updated figures placed Greene ahead by 262 votes. Unofficial tallies later listed Greene with 10,193 votes and James with 9,932, a margin of 261 votes.

Greene, who has represented the district since January 1983, had appeared to trail narrowly on election night. The addition of the previously uncounted ballots ultimately reversed that position, while county officials have until Monday to certify the result.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office opened an investigation to determine how the memory card was overlooked, whether required election procedures were followed, and what corrective measures could prevent similar issues. Raffensperger stated that Georgia’s election safeguards identified the discrepancy between voter check-ins and reported ballots. “Our office identified a significant discrepancy, alerted county officials, and uncovered a failure to properly upload election results,” he said.