Some Georgia Absentee Votes Tied to Non-Residential Addresses
The Claim
Georgia voter data "shows over 4,700 absentee voters in the presidential election listed non-residential addresses as their places of residence."
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Emerging story
An article from Judicial Watch claims that Georgia voter data "shows over 4,700 absentee voters in the presidential election listed non-residential addresses as their places of residence.” The article implies that these votes could be fraudulent and should be investigated.
Judicial Watch shared the article on Twitter with nearly 1,000 retweets. Some users have responded by calling this voter fraud.
Other Twitter users have claimed this to be untrue or called it Fake News.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found this claim to be misleading.
Some of these people could be homeless people with no permanent residence to register. In reference to registering to vote as a homeless person in GA, the Georgia Voter Guide says “If you routinely stay somewhere that has a street address, make sure to use that address as your residence address and mailing address.” This could be a shelter or a church, which is non-residential.
When asked if people can register when they don’t have permanent addresses, Fulton County’s registration chief Ralph Jones has said “Yes, you can register to vote. You just have to tell me where you lay your head.” He added that this can be a homeless shelter or a park bench.
In Judicial Watch’s article they mention that in total, 9,989 Georgia voters are registered at non-residential addresses. In these non-residential addresses, they include 6,735 of these as hotels and motels.
It seems that Georgia’s election officials have not taken this claim seriously because there is no evidence of it linking to voter fraud. Real Georgia residents without permanent homes have been able to register at non-residential addresses.
