Unuploaded Georgia memory card puts Greene ahead in House race

Republican state Rep. Gerald Greene moved ahead of Democrat Harry James in Georgia House District 154 after officials found and uploaded election results from a Seminole County memory card that had been left out of the count. The revised lead is unofficial, and the outcome remains subject to certification.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said a postelection review found a discrepancy of about 388 between voter check-ins and ballots reported as cast. State officials alerted Seminole County election officials, who determined that a memory card containing Election Day results had not been uploaded to the county’s election management system. The added votes changed Greene’s position from 58 votes behind to a lead of 262, according to officials’ reported figures.

The revised totals reported Saturday were 10,193 votes for Greene and 9,932 for James, a margin of 261. The figures were described as unofficial. The county was required to certify its results by Monday, while the state certification deadline was November 20.

Raffensperger said his office opened an investigation into why the card was missed and whether election procedures were followed. The review is also...