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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHerschel Walker's Campaign Is Over. A Georgia Residency Investigation Isn't.
Its been more than six months since one-time Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker conceded defeat. But its been even longer since the office of the Georgia secretary of state opened its investigation into questions surrounding the college football legends residency. And while the race is over, that investigation is not.
In emails to The Daily Beast, the office confirmed that the residency investigation, which opened on Nov. 28, 2022, is still open. The agency provided a case sheet confirming the probe, titled Fulton county residency issue with candidate. Two people familiar with the investigation confirmed to The Daily Beast that the office had been actively working on the case in recent months, including contacting family members.
Its unclear why the investigation has dragged on. Residency issues are usually resolved quicklyone way or the other. For instance, the state of Georgia previously opened a voter residency investigation into Walkers wife, Julie Blanchard, on Aug. 19, 2021. The office closed the investigation a month later, finding she hadnt committed any violations.
Anthony Michael Kreis, who specializes in election law at the Georgia State University College of Law, told The Daily Beast he was surprised to learn that the probe was still open.
I was always skeptical of the idea that Herschel did anything unlawful in terms of the residency issue, Kreis said. Residency questions are typically really easy ones, and while this was politically sketchy, I always thought it was a non-issue as a legal matter, so Im surprised that it would take this long to close the investigation.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/herschel-walkers-campaign-is-over-a-georgia-residency-investigation-isnt?ref=wrap
FSogol
(45,359 posts)If he could get half of his kids to vote for him, he'd be a shoo in.
NowISeetheLight
(3,941 posts)How long til Trump gets on Truth Social claiming this is a witch hunt against a loyal servant???