(Atlanta, GA) — A top Georgia elections official is criticizing “misinformation and disinformation” around this week’s big Senate runoff election in the Peach State. Talking to reporters in Atlanta, Gabriel Sterling said every vote matters and will be tallied. He spoke of a robust turnout in early voting and mail-in balloting and said there will be plenty of precincts open for in-person voting. Meantime, Sterling refuted those who have questioned the reliability of Georgia’s vote counting in the presidential election, including President Trump. Sterling said there are people in positions of authority and respect who have said votes didn’t count, adding “It’s not true.”

Gabriel Sterling, Voting System Implementation Manager, State of Georgia

The big Georgia runoff features Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. A win by the two Dems would produce a 50-50 split in the Senate. New VP Kamala Harris would be the tiebreaking vote after January 20th, giving Democrats control of the Senate.