Democrats and voting rights advocates got another big win in Georgia as a federal judge has ruled that 3,000 naturalized US citizens must be allowed to vote:
The Campaign Legal Center tweeted:
BIG NEWS in our case with @LawyersComm @AAAJ_Atlanta: Court has ordered the Sec. of State to permit eligible voters who registered to vote, but who are inaccurately flagged as non-citizens, to vote with a regular ballot. More info to come! This is a major victory for #GA voters. pic.twitter.com/L0bM82Z5ne
— Campaign Legal Center (@CampaignLegal) November 2, 2018
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The judge ruled:
Breaking: federal judge rules naturalized US citizens who've been blocked from registering in Georgia must be allowed to vote. This affects over 3,000 voters with registrations put on hold by Brian Kemp. Big victory for voting rights via @LawyersComm & @CampaignLegal lawsuit pic.twitter.com/URe9AnLhkE
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) November 2, 2018
A Big Loss For Brian Kemp and The GOP Days Before The Election
Friday’s win comes after a federal judge put an end to the Republican attack from mail-in ballots that came from minority voters and Democratic areas of the state. Persistent fighting and never giving up is how voter suppression is defeated. As Oprah Winfrey said yesterday while campaigning for Stacey Abrams in Georgia, voters must turn out in overwhelming numbers too big to suppress.
Democrats are winning the fight for the right to vote in Georgia, and every vote is going to matter because the gubernatorial contest is coming down to the wire. Real Clear Politics has the election rated a toss-up, with the polling average showing that Republican Brian Kemp is up by 1.1%. A one percent margin means that every vote is critical, so 3,000 voters who are probably overwhelmingly going to vote for Stacey Abrams being allowed to cast their ballots is a major development.
The GOP efforts to suppress the vote are failing and their failure to a victory that will finally turn Georgia blue.
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