An investigation found that a high-profile lawyer who has falsely insisted that former President Donald Trump actually won the 2020 election did not violate Georgia election laws by moving to another state before voting last year.
The Georgia secretary of state’s office in February opened an investigation into where Lin Wood had been living when he voted early in person in Georgia in last year’s general election. The State Election Board voted on Tuesday to dismiss the case, and a spokesperson for the secretary of state’s office confirmed that no violation was found.
The investigation was initiated after the secretary of state’s office learned from a television reporter that Wood may have been living in South Carolina when he voted. Wood on Feb. 1 announced on Telegram that he had moved from Georgia to South Carolina.
In an email to a WSB-TV reporter, Wood wrote that he had been “domiciled in South Carolina for several months after purchasing property in the state in April.”
In a text message to The Associated Press at the time, Wood wrote, “While I spent time in South Carolina in 2020, I considered myself domiciled in Georgia and a resident of Georgia at all times in 2020.” He said he voted in person in Georgia on Oct. 21 for the 2020 general election but did not vote in the Senate runoffs in January.
