Democrats gained more ground in Georgia as a federal judge ordered Gwinett County to count absentee ballots that did not include the voter’s birth year.
Read the full ruling:
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Sam Levine tweeted the relevant part of the ruling:
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Federal judge orders Gwinnett County to count absentee ballots where voters omitted their birth year. Requiring a voter to provide their birth year on an absentee ballot is not “material” to assessing their qualifications as an absentee voter https://t.co/KC04sG5wLg pic.twitter.com/xYAWhipo4E
— Sam Levine (@srl) November 13, 2018
Democrat Stacey Abrams is getting closer to forcing a run off
Democrats got a huge ruling on Monday night when a federal judge ordered Republicans to protect and count provisional ballots, and they followed it up with a Tuesday win that while involving fewer ballots may end up being critical to every vote being counted in the state.
Georgia is mostly being ignored by the national press as they have become captivated by another recount drama in Florida, but Democrats and voting rights advocates keep going to court in Georgia and winning. Something is happening in the Peach State, and with Stacey Abrams only needing roughly 20,000 votes to force a runoff election with Republican Brian Kemp, the gubernatorial election in Georgia is far from over and decided.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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