Forensic examination of voting machines in Georgia shows ‘no sign of foul play’

Announcement comes as state hand recounts ballots for presidential vote

Forensic examination of voting machines in Georgia showed “no sign of foul play” according to election officials in the state.

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that the probe was successful in ensuring that the machines hadn’t been manipulated.

“We are glad but not surprised that the audit of the state’s voting machines was an unqualified success,” he said.

“Election security has been a top priority since day one of my administration.

“We have partnered with the Department of Homeland Security, the Georgia Cyber Center, Georgia Tech security experts, and wide range of other election security experts around the state and country so Georgia voters can be confident that their vote is safe and secure.”

The announcement comes as the state is hand recounting ballots after a narrow win for Joe Biden over Donald Trump.

Most news networks have projected a win for Mr Biden, the first for a Democrat in the state since 1992.

Mr Biden beat the outgoing president by around 14,000 votes in the battleground state.

Mr Trump has refused to formally concede the election to Mr Biden and falsely claimed that voter fraud cost him a second term in the White House.

But Mr Trump and his Republican allies, many of whom have criticised Mr Raffensperger for following the law, have been unable to provide any evidence of fraud.

And Mr Trump has filed a string of lawsuits in states across the US, with most already having been rejected by judges.

Mr Raffensperger said in a statement that a certified lab, Pro V&V, had inspected the Dominion Voting Systems machines and found that all software and firmware was officially sanctioned by the state.