Voting Rights Become A Flashpoint In Georgia Governor’s Race

More than 53,000 voter registration applications are sitting on hold with Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office.

David Goldman

Marsha Appling-Nunez was showing the college students she teaches how to check online if they’re registered to vote when she made a troubling discovery. Despite being an active Georgia voter who had cast ballots in recent elections, she was no longer registered.

“I was kind of shocked,” said Appling-Nunez, who moved from one Atlanta suburb to another in May and believed she had successfully changed her address on the voter rolls.

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