Lin Wood, one of the biggest advocates of ex-President Donald Trump’s baseless attempts to reverse his election defeat, is being investigated by Georgia officials for possible electoral fraud.
The office of Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, confirmed the investigation to NBC News in a statement on Tuesday after Wood, an Atlanta lawyer, said in a separate report that his legal license could be extended. revoked because he lived in South Carolina for several months.
“The question is whether he was a legal resident when he voted in November in light of an email he sent to [WSB-TV reporter] Justin Gray said he has been domiciled in South Carolina for several months, “said the secretary of state’s office in an emailed statement.” The investigation is ongoing.
The office said that, under Georgia law, “if a person moves to another state with the intention of making it their home, they will be considered to have lost that person’s residence in that state”.
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Wood told WSB-TV Atlanta, who was the first to report the investigation, that he has lived in Georgia since 1955, but moved to South Carolina on Monday. However, he told a station reporter by e-mail, “I have been domiciled in South Carolina for several months after buying a property in the state in April.”
Wood continued to promote a number of unfounded conspiracy theories that the presidential election was fraudulent, prompting Twitter to suspend his account. The State Bar of Georgia investigated two complaints against him and ordered him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Wood could not be reached for comment.
