Joe Biden's win in Georgia reaffirmed after statewide recount

US Presidentelect Joe Bidens win in Georgia has been reaffirmed after the state completed its full hand recount Georgia Secretary of States office announcedThe audit of roughly 5 million votes which was completed on Thursday found that the former Vice President received 12284 more votes than President Donald Trump in the traditional Republican stronghold reports Xinhua news agencyEvery single vote was touched by a human audit team and counted said Gabriel Sterling Georgias voting system implementation managerObviously the audit confirms the original result of the election namely that Joe Biden won the presidential contest in the state of GeorgiaMost counties saw only minor changes in their tallies with the recount vote totals differing by single digits said a New York Times reportNo individual county showed a variation in margin larger than 073 per cent and the variation in margin in 103 of the states 159 counties was less than 005 per cent said SterlingHowever the recount revealed a few significant hiccups in the process with four counties discovering votes during the audit that were not part of the original countTrump carried three of these four counties The state has until Friday to certify the election resultsBiden declared victory for the US presidential election on November 7 Trump hasnt conceded and is mounting challenges in court over allegations of voter fraud and counting misconductA federal law sets what is called the Safe Harbor deadline falling on December 8 the day by which states must submit the winner of the presidential election if they are to be insulated from legal disputesElectoral College representatives will meet six days later on December 14 to formally select the next US PresidentKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever