佐治亚州选举委员会执行董事詹姆斯·米尔斯（James Mills）的一封信称，佐治亚州选举委员会要求司法部在11月中期选举之前干预该州的投票系统。
The Georgia State Election Board is asking the Justice Department to intervene in the state’s voting systems ahead of the November midterm elections, according to a letter from the board’s executive director, James Mills.
米尔斯在致司法部长托德·布兰奇、国土安全部部长马克韦恩·穆林和负责民权事务的助理司法部长哈米特·迪隆的一封信中，要求司法部对佐治亚州的投票系统进行“调查和干预”，涉及选票保密、保存选举记录以及与外部组织共享选民登记和机动车辆数据。
In a letter addressed to Attorney General Todd Blanche, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, Mills asks the DOJ for an “investigation and intervention” of Georgia’s voting systems in connection with ballot secrecy, preservation of election records, and sharing of voter registration and motor vehicle data with outside organizations.
这封信还要求司法部追究佐治亚州国务卿布拉德·拉芬斯佩格（Brad Raffensperger）“责任”，如果他隐瞒任何信息或阻止审查。共和党人拉芬斯佩格顶住了唐纳德·特朗普总统的巨大压力，要求他在佐治亚州“寻找”足够的选票来推翻他2020年选举失败的局面。
The letter also asks the DOJ to hold Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “accountable” if he withholds any information or prevents the review. Raffensperger, a Republican, resisted enormous pressure from President Donald Trump to“find” enough votes in Georgia to overturn his 2020 election loss.
米尔斯在信中提出了关于佐治亚州2020年大选选民欺诈的毫无根据的阴谋论，他列出了他认为值得关注的几个领域，例如使用二维码来制表选票、系统被圆珠笔破坏以及其他涉嫌投票机制技术故障。除了令人担忧的领域外，米尔斯还详细介绍了六个领域的“具体救济请求”，包括确保选票保密、调查“选举记录的更改”以及强制立即更新投票机的软件。这封信发出之际，佐治亚州将于10月13日开始提前现场投票。
In his letter, Mills, who has pushed baseless conspiracy theories about voter fraud in Georgia in the 2020 election, lists several areas he deemed a concern, such as the use of QR codes to tabulate ballots, systems being compromised by ballpoint pens and other alleged technical failures with voting machinery. In addition to the areas of concern, Mills details “specific relief requested” in six areas, including ensuring ballot secrecy, investigating the “alteration of election records” and compelling immediate software updates for voting machines. The letter comes as early in-person voting is set to begin in Georgia on Oct. 13.
国务卿办公室告诉MS NOW，在选举委员会将这封信发送给司法部之前，没有收到通知。
The Secretary of State’s Office told MS NOW it was not notified before the election board sent the letter to the DOJ.
“认真对待选举安全的人不会在最后时刻制造混乱。大约30天后，佐治亚州的159名选举主任将为所有符合资格的佐治亚州选民进行自由、公平和快速的选举，”拉芬斯佩格办公室的一名代表告诉MS NOW。
“People who are serious about election security don’t inject chaos in the eleventh hour. In roughly 30 days, Georgia’s 159 election directors will conduct a free, fair, and fast election for all eligible Georgia voters,” a representative for Raffensperger’s office told MS NOW.
“这是SEB大多数人一系列不负责任、法外行动中的又一次。它没有法律效力，只会迷惑选民并破坏对选举的信心，”国务卿办公室前首席运营官加布·斯特林说。
“This is yet another in a long line of irresponsible, extralegal actions by the majority on the SEB. It has no legal weight and serves only to confuse voters and undermine confidence in the election,” said Gabe Sterling, former chief operating officer for the secretary’s office.
当被问及这封信时，正在竞选佐治亚州国务卿的民主党人富尔顿县专员达纳·巴雷特（Dana Barrett）告诉MS NOW，这封信的目的是“破坏人们对选举过程的信心，以便他们可以声称任何他们不喜欢的结果11月3日是欺诈性的。”巴雷特指出，州选举委员会和司法部在2020年总统选举中夺取富尔顿县选票的努力。
Asked about the letter, Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett, a Democrat who is running for Georgia secretary of state, told MS NOW that the letter’s purpose is “about undermining confidence in the elections process so that they can claim any results they don’t like on November 3rd are fraudulent.”Barrett pointed to efforts by the state election board and the DOJ to seize Fulton County ballots in the 2020 presidential election.
“这与2020年的问题、机器的问题或他们接下来提出的任何废话无关。这是为了控制2026年和2028年选举的结果，”她继续说道。
“This is not about issues with 2020, or with the machines, or with whatever nonsense they come up with next. It’s about controlling the outcome of the 2026 and 2028 elections,” she continued.
佐治亚州共和党领导的选举委员会要求司法部在中期选举前“干预”后
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