A more than 3-year-old voter registration fraud inquiry by the office of candidate for governor, and Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp shifted course Wednesday. Investigators revealed publicly for the first time that their original target, an organization focused on registering voters of color and young people, was effectively cleared in the case.
Instead, investigators turned the focus to at least 14 canvassers associated with the New Georgia Project, founded by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. They claim the canvassers submitted fraudulent voter registration applications.
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