A federal court ruling about the counting of absentee ballots in Georgia may be enough to flip a 40th House seat to Democrats.
The federal court ruling that absentee ballots missing the birthdate must be counted in Gwinett County could have major ramifications on the US House race in GA-07:
This case could have an impact on the GA7 race where Rep Rob Woodall R-GA leads by around 900 votes. See thread here https://t.co/VMLd26JEnb
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) November 13, 2018
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There were 1048 rejected absentee ballots in GA7.
Hard to tell how many due to birth year. About half are ‘insufficient oath information,’ which could include birth year. 285 are explicitly ‘yob missing’— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) November 13, 2018
By our estimates, these 1048 voters were likely to be >70% for Democrats, based on their demographic characteristics. And it’s possible/likely that the absentee vote was stronger for Democrats than their demographic characteristics (common feature of early voting)
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) November 13, 2018
Voting Rights Advocates And Stacey Abrams Are Helping Democrats All Over Georgia
The fundamental principle that voting rights advocates are fighting for is that every legally cast vote should be counted. Through a series of court cases, the voter suppression system in Georgia is being chipped away at, and the ramifications are immense for candidates in the state. One federal court ruling could net Democrats another House seat pick up because the people fought for their rights.
Even if Stacey Abrams is not successful in forcing a runoff and becoming the next governor of Georgia, her landmark campaign is changing the state and will be felt for years to come. The battle isn’t over, but there are signs that the will of the people of Georgia has already won.
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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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