Wouldnt they have to have a recount before they have a runoff?
I don’t know what the law is in Georgia but Abrams is trying to get a runoff election, since she won’t be able to manufacture the votes needed.
That is her goal here.
A recount would be triggered at a lower threshold than a runoff, but not by much. 1% difference for a recount, less than 50% for Kemp for a runoff. Their plan is to get it to a recount where they can work the margin to a runoff.
Currently, Kemp is 50.28% and Abrams is 48.78%. Yesterday Kemp was 50.33%. But there simply aren't any more votes, and if Abrams really wants every vote counted, the uncounted votes now probably favor Kemp more than Abrams. There is a large amount of provisional ballots, but people who cast them had to bring supporting evidence of their registration or ID or whatever caused them to have to cast a provisional ballot by Friday night. That time has passed and the votes garnered by Abrams is likely the reason why Kemp's lead slightly diminished.
This is over, and hopefully Tuesday night Abrams will concede and Kemp will celebrate.