The investigation into missing ballot drop box forms in Fulton County was launched before a public announcement this week, according to Georgia authorities. “What prompted the announcement of the investigation was the latest story, but I think investigation was underway even before that point, because we could tell that it was just not up to standards,” an official with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office told The Epoch Times. Mariska Bodison, with the county’s Board of Registration and Elections, told Georgia Star News this week that the chain of custody forms for approximately 19,000 absentee ballots placed in drop boxes were missing. Afterwards, Raffensperger, a Republican, announced that the “new revelations … will be investigated thoroughly, as we have with other counties that failed to follow Georgia rules and regulations regarding drop boxes.” But the official with his office said the probe was already underway for some time before …