10 Oct 2018 9:32 pm
Typical Republican voter suppression tactics.
The man who is running for governor in Georgia is also the man who is overseeing the election.
He has put more than 53,000 voter registration applications on hold, 70% of which are the applications of black voters.
And BTW, his opponent is black.
The man who is running for governor in Georgia is also the man who is overseeing the election.
He has put more than 53,000 voter registration applications on hold, 70% of which are the applications of black voters.
And BTW, his opponent is black.
53K Georgia voter registration applications on hold with Kemp's office: report.
More than 53,000 voter registration applications are sitting on hold with Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp's (R) office, according to a new Associated Press report.
A majority of the applicants on that list are black, the AP reported Tuesday, and many applicants may be unaware that their applications have been put on hold. Tuesday marked the state's deadline for residents to register and be eligible to vote in the November general election.
The outlet obtained the records from Kemp’s office through a public records request. The secretary of state is responsible for overseeing elections and voter registration.
A spokeswoman from Kemp's office told The Hill that the applications are being held due to the state's "exact match" law, which passed last year. The law requires an applicant's information to match exactly what is listed by the state's Department of Driver Services or the Social Security Administration.
According to the legislation, if an applicant’s information on a voter registration form results does not match the information in a federal or state database, the applicant’s status is "pending." If an application is marked as "pending," the voter registration database produces a letter, giving the applicant 26 months to provide up-to-date information. Applicants who have been flagged can mail in a copy of "eligible identification" or present it at the polls.
Voting rights advocates have claimed Kemp's "exact match" law discriminates against black and minority voters, pointing to the racial makeup of the list of stalled voter registration applications, which is 70 percent black, according to AP.