After Allegation, Ga. Election Officials Move Case Forward Against Warnock, New Georgia Project

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is named as a respondent because of his past ties to the New Georgia Project, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The group is accused of submitting 1,268 voter registration applications after the 10-day deadline to do so in the March 19, 2019, special election.

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Georgia election officials say they’re referring for possible criminal prosecution a potential voter fraud case involving a group recently linked to one of the state’s new Democratic U.S. senators — The New Georgia Project.

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat elected to the Senate last month, is named as a respondent in the case because of his former ties to the group, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

It’s among 35 cases involving potential violations of election law being sent from the State Election Board to the attorney general or local prosecutors, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a statement Thursday.