A Georgia Democratic congressman suggested one of his colleagues may not have been legitimately elected, saying it was “quite possible” a special congressional election was “stolen” and given to the Republican candidate in June. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) questioned whether Rep. Karen Handel (R-Ga.) really defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in a closely watched congressional special election in June. There are lingering questions about the security of Georgia’s election systems after a server hosting voter information was wiped clean amid a lawsuit over Georgia’s election systems. “I think it’s quite possible that Jon Ossoff won that election and the election was stolen from him. Johnson’s doubt over the election results underscores the lingering uncertainty over the integrity of U.S. election systems after attempted Russian hacking last year.

Source: Huffington Post November 01, 2017 18:02 UTC