A sweeping lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and mismanagement in Georgia’s 2018 elections can move forward, U.S district judge Steve Jones ruled Thursday.
The lawsuit was filed by Fair Fight, an organization created by former Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams. It cites issues that came up in the Georgia midterms, like polling place closures, voter purges, poor training, and registration issues.
Abrams lost the governor’s race to Republican Brian Kemp by about 55,000 votes.
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