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Carter Center to send about 1,000 election observers to multiple states, including 30 Georgia counties
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Metro Atlanta counties contacting voters after lawsuit over midterm absentee ballot issues
Rebecca Nash
Rebecca Nash
Reporter · Alpharetta, GA
Rebecca has a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of North Texas and over 5 years of experience covering community news. She previously worked for the North Fulton Neighbor, focusing on local events and community organizations.
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Election officials in two metro Atlanta counties are working to contact voters who may be affected by delays impacting absentee ballots.The move comes after civil rights organizations filed an emergency lawsuit against the Gwinnett County Board of Registrations and Elections last week over alleged issues with an out-of-state vendor.The emergency lawsuit alleged that more than 1,800 lawfully-registered voters in the county had requested an absentee ballot. While the ballot has been marked as issued for the voters by New York-based Fort Orange Press, they had not arrived as of Friday.No voter should lose their voice because an absentee ballot they requested never made it to their mailbox," said ACLU Voting Rights Project attorney Will Hughes. "With Election Day just days away, Gwinnett County voters deserve immediate action to ensure they have a meaningful opportunity to cast their ballots and have them counted. We're asking the court to step in because protecting the right to vote means
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