ATLANTA — Three candidates for secretary of state sparred Tuesday over who is best able to protect the integrity of elections in Georgia.
At a debate in Atlanta, incumbent Republican Brad Raffensperger cited his experience rebutting fraud allegations leveled by then-President Donald Trump following the 2020 election. Democrat Bee Nguyen pledged to expand voting rights. And Libertarian Ted Metz embraced Trump’s false fraud claims.
Tuesday’s debate comes as many Georgians believe American democracy is threatened. Surveys show most Republican voters in the state believe Trump’s false fraud allegations, and some Georgia candidates have embraced them.