Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off against Republican Karen Handel in a June 20 special election in Georgia.
This is just typical, said the Georgia NAACP chief, who is suing the state.
Five civil rights and civic engagement groups have filed suit against Georgia and its secretary of state for attempting to block registered voters from participating in a closely watched runoff election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.
On Thursday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a complaint in the federal district court in Atlanta, arguing that the state is violating the National Voter Registration Act. That law sets 30 days before a federal election as the earliest permissible deadline for voter registration.
Georgia complied with the provision for the special congressional election held this past Tuesday. But because no candidate won 50 percent of the vote, there will be a second election on June 20 ― a runoff between the top two finishers, Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel.
Georgia election officials contend that the June runoff is simply a continuation of the special election this week, so they don’t have to allow newly registered voters to participate. The registration deadline for Tuesday’s election was March 20, and officials say anybody who registers after that day is not eligible to vote in the June runoff.
Ezra Rosenberg, co-director of the voting rights project at the Lawyers’ Committee, argues that under the federal law, Georgia can’t set the registration deadline for the June 20 runoff any earlier than 30 days before that election ― that is, May 22.
“The case is actually a very, very simple case,” Rosenberg told reporters on a conference call Thursday. “Federal law specifically defines elections as including runoff elections.”
The National Voter Registration Act, passed in 1993, defines the word “election” based on the Federal Election Campaign Act. That 1971 statute defines an election as “a general, special, primary, or runoff election.”
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Why do Republicans always try to disenfranchise voters instead of making it easier to vote?
True. More rep suppression.
I guess that's why the war is coming.
The typical 30 day deadline is because counties need that much time to vet and add people to the polls. They still PRINT a precinct roll for the workers at the polls. That's an antique of way of doing things, but that's the expectation I have of government in general..
So Republicans have no right to EXTEND that deadline just to keep NEW registrants out of the Runoff. Now ideally, if govt wasn't inept and stupid, those poll workers would be hooked up to SECURE network which had the latest registration data AND A ******* PICTURE ID of the person requesting to vote. No need EVER to bring an ID card with you to vote in 21st Century.
But you partisans would rather fight about which side is MANIPULATING TURNOUT -- rather than DEMANDING that your governments WORK smarter and more efficiently. That way -- the registration deadline could be 10 days out from an election and that's that. No "same day registration", no delayed election results because they're still vetting "provisionals". So continue to slam each other instead of FIXING anything, or figuring out HOW the system should work...
I guess that's why the war is coming.
The typical 30 day deadline is because counties need that much time to vet and add people to the polls. They still PRINT a precinct roll for the workers at the polls. That's an antique of way of doing things, but that's the expectation I have of government in general..
So Republicans have no right to EXTEND that deadline just to keep NEW registrants out of the Runoff. Now ideally, if govt wasn't inept and stupid, those poll workers would be hooked up to SECURE network which had the latest registration data AND A ******* PICTURE ID of the person requesting to vote. No need EVER to bring an ID card with you to vote in 21st Century.
But you partisans would rather fight about which side is MANIPULATING TURNOUT -- rather than DEMANDING that your governments WORK smarter and more efficiently. That way -- the registration deadline could be 10 days out from an election and that's that. No "same day registration", no delayed election results because they're still vetting "provisionals". So continue to slam each other instead of FIXING anything, or figuring out HOW the system should work...
I didn't say I wanted to start anything. It's just inevitable. I look at the big picture. Libs all over are fed by the media. The trolls here cut and paste and spin and lie, all day long, and they know they are doing it. You just did it to me. They push lies and half truths 24/7. Naw I ain't starting anything. I'm just going to be ready, because the libs from Washington and the media on down are nothing but lying trash that need to be stopped.I guess that's why the war is coming.
The typical 30 day deadline is because counties need that much time to vet and add people to the polls. They still PRINT a precinct roll for the workers at the polls. That's an antique of way of doing things, but that's the expectation I have of government in general..
So Republicans have no right to EXTEND that deadline just to keep NEW registrants out of the Runoff. Now ideally, if govt wasn't inept and stupid, those poll workers would be hooked up to SECURE network which had the latest registration data AND A ******* PICTURE ID of the person requesting to vote. No need EVER to bring an ID card with you to vote in 21st Century.
But you partisans would rather fight about which side is MANIPULATING TURNOUT -- rather than DEMANDING that your governments WORK smarter and more efficiently. That way -- the registration deadline could be 10 days out from an election and that's that. No "same day registration", no delayed election results because they're still vetting "provisionals". So continue to slam each other instead of FIXING anything, or figuring out HOW the system should work...
Gonna be a busy years with the number of wars that you folks want to start. THIS one ain't worth the GOP looking silly over. You need to choose the right battles -- if you want to win a war.
I didn't say I wanted to start anything. It's just inevitable. I look at the big picture. Libs all over are fed by the media. The trolls here cut and paste and spin and lie, all day long, and they know they are doing it. You just did it to me. They push lies and half truths 24/7. Naw I ain't starting anything. I'm just going to be ready, because the libs from Washington and the media on down are nothing but lying trash that need to be stopped.I guess that's why the war is coming.
The typical 30 day deadline is because counties need that much time to vet and add people to the polls. They still PRINT a precinct roll for the workers at the polls. That's an antique of way of doing things, but that's the expectation I have of government in general..
So Republicans have no right to EXTEND that deadline just to keep NEW registrants out of the Runoff. Now ideally, if govt wasn't inept and stupid, those poll workers would be hooked up to SECURE network which had the latest registration data AND A ******* PICTURE ID of the person requesting to vote. No need EVER to bring an ID card with you to vote in 21st Century.
But you partisans would rather fight about which side is MANIPULATING TURNOUT -- rather than DEMANDING that your governments WORK smarter and more efficiently. That way -- the registration deadline could be 10 days out from an election and that's that. No "same day registration", no delayed election results because they're still vetting "provisionals". So continue to slam each other instead of FIXING anything, or figuring out HOW the system should work...
Gonna be a busy years with the number of wars that you folks want to start. THIS one ain't worth the GOP looking silly over. You need to choose the right battles -- if you want to win a war.
I didn't say I wanted to start anything. It's just inevitable. I look at the big picture. Libs all over are fed by the media. The trolls here cut and paste and spin and lie, all day long, and they know they are doing it. You just did it to me. They push lies and half truths 24/7. Naw I ain't starting anything. I'm just going to be ready, because the libs from Washington and the media on down are nothing but lying trash that need to be stopped.I guess that's why the war is coming.
The typical 30 day deadline is because counties need that much time to vet and add people to the polls. They still PRINT a precinct roll for the workers at the polls. That's an antique of way of doing things, but that's the expectation I have of government in general..
So Republicans have no right to EXTEND that deadline just to keep NEW registrants out of the Runoff. Now ideally, if govt wasn't inept and stupid, those poll workers would be hooked up to SECURE network which had the latest registration data AND A ******* PICTURE ID of the person requesting to vote. No need EVER to bring an ID card with you to vote in 21st Century.
But you partisans would rather fight about which side is MANIPULATING TURNOUT -- rather than DEMANDING that your governments WORK smarter and more efficiently. That way -- the registration deadline could be 10 days out from an election and that's that. No "same day registration", no delayed election results because they're still vetting "provisionals". So continue to slam each other instead of FIXING anything, or figuring out HOW the system should work...
Gonna be a busy years with the number of wars that you folks want to start. THIS one ain't worth the GOP looking silly over. You need to choose the right battles -- if you want to win a war.
