Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.), a third-term Republican Congressman who won each of his terms with around 63 percent of the vote, is running for Georgia’s Secretary of State. Why did he give up almost certain reelection and pursue a new office? Hice told The Epoch Times that he wants to protect the voice of the people at the ballot box. “Our country is based upon the consent of the governed, and when the voice of the people is violated or compromised at the ballot box, that is a sacred area that must be protected at all cost,” Hice said. Hice said it was the failure of Brad Raffensperger, the current Secretary of State, during the 2020 election that has driven him to run for the top election official in Georgia. “Looking back at the last election, I think there are many reasons for people to have questions as to whether …