Georgia officials are launching an investigation into a county they say didn’t follow proper procedures when matching signatures on Election Day.

In a press conference on Monday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced his office will be conducting a probe on voter signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County.

GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
@GaSecofState
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Dec 14, 2020
Our office will be partnering with @GBI_GA to conduct a signature match audit in Cobb County following specific reports that the county failed to adequately conduct signature matching. This audit will take around two weeks but will not change the outcome of the November elections
https://twitter.com/GaSecofState/status/1338604601763913729

GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
@GaSecofState

We will also be working with an accredited university on a third-party signature match statewide audit study. Together, we will restore faith. #GaPol #SecureVoteGa
https://twitter.com/GaSecofState/status/1338604602665672707

Raffensperger said he’s partnering with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in an attempt to restore confidence in the state’s election processes.

“Starting immediately, we are pulling all of our resources together with GBI to conduct a signature match audit in Cobb County,” he announced. “Vote privacy is top of mine and we will never release how someone voted, we are only reviewing the signatures on the envelope.”

The investigation will look at whether signatures on absentee ballot envelopes match with signature records from the registered voters who currently reside in the county.