New Lawsuit Alleges Ga. Voter Registration Process Discriminatory
Georgia’s process for verifying information on voter registration applications lacks oversight and puts a “burden” on voters to correct errors they may not have been responsible for in the first place, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by civil rights groups against Secretary of State Brian Kemp.
“Our analysis reveals that this process has had a disproportionate impact on minority voters,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
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