In Georgia’s Last Election, Voting Access Takes Center Stage

TUCKER, GA - JUNE 20:  'I'm a Georgia Voter' stickers are available for people to cast their ballots during a special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election at St. Bede's Episcopal Church on June 20, 2017 in Tucker, Georgia. Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and Republican candidate Karen Handel are running to replace Tom Price, who is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The election will fill a congressional seat that has been held by a Republican since the 1970s.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
TUCKER, GA - JUNE 20: 'I'm a Georgia Voter' stickers are available for people to cast their ballots during a special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election at St. Bede's Episcopal Church o... TUCKER, GA - JUNE 20: 'I'm a Georgia Voter' stickers are available for people to cast their ballots during a special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election at St. Bede's Episcopal Church on June 20, 2017 in Tucker, Georgia. Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and Republican candidate Karen Handel are running to replace Tom Price, who is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The election will fill a congressional seat that has been held by a Republican since the 1970s. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s voters have one more chance to make their voices heard about the state’s election infrastructure.

Tuesday’s runoff election for Georgia secretary of state pits Republican state Rep. Brad Raffensperger against former Democratic congressman John Barrow. Neither candidate won more than 50 percent of votes on Nov. 6.

Raffensperger has support from President Donald Trump, while Barrow is endorsed by former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.

The Republican has defended how Georgia canceled the registrations of hundreds of thousands of voters; he says he’ll focus on election integrity and making sure only legal citizens can cast ballots.

But the Democrat says change is needed. He says Georgia does a “pretty good job of keeping people from cheating,” but a “lousy job of making it easier for folks to vote.”

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  1. https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-group-can-prove-illegal-voter-purge-kemp-leader-says-100002969.html

    The leader of a group formed by Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says it can prove that voters were illegally removed from state rolls over the past few years by the office of former Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who defeated Abrams in a close race for governor.

    “We now have individuals who we have worked with and identified who were erroneously caught up in this,” said Lauren Groh-Wargo, CEO of Fair Fight Action. Abrams established the organization after losing to Kemp by 55,000 votes out of 3.9 million cast.

    “We’re going to be able to prove for the first time I think that [Kemp’s] purges were actually illegal,”

    Kemp has to be stopped.

  2. And of course, no matter what is proven, Kemp will stay governor, which is why they are willing to both cheat and be caught as long as the catching occurs after the election.

  3. Avatar for ljb860 ljb860 says:

    That along with a favored status in the GA Courts.

  4. Avatar for gajake gajake says:

    I hope Stacey Abrams can motivate people to vote tomorrow. Barrow sure doesn’t know how to do it. Never has.

  5. Avatar for 2busy 2busy says:

    Georgia’s voters have one more chance to make their voices heard about the state’s election infrastructure.

    Not really, have they ‘unpurged’ anyone yet? Only the same voters can vote in the runoff. Though hopefully at least some with have a clearer view this time around.

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