Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) is calling for an end to the state’s runoff election system for general elections, a week after the latest head-to-head contest for its U.S. Senate seat.
Raffensperger called on the Peach State’s General Assembly to reform the system in a press release Wednesday.
“Georgia is one of the only states in the country with a general election runoff,” Raffensperger said. “We’re also one of the only states that always seems to have a runoff. I’m calling on the General Assembly to visit the topic of the general election runoff and consider reforms.”
Raffensperger is not opposed to maintaining the runoff system for primary elections but believes it should be eliminated in general election contests, his office clarified to the Washington Examiner.
