The Warnock for Georgia campaign, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and the Democratic Party of Georgia (DPG) announced a new lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County to allow early voting on the Saturday before the runoff.
"Illegal attempts to block Saturday voting are another desperate attempt by career politicians to squeeze the people out of their own democracy and to silence the voices of Georgians," said Quentin Fulks, Warnock for Georgia Campaign Manager.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued a statement in response to the lawsuit, saying in-part that Warnock "should be allowing county election officials to continue preparations."
"If recent elections prove one thing, it’s that voters expect candidates to focus on winning at the ballot box--not at the courthouse," said Raffensperger. "Senator Warnock and his Democratic Party allies are seeking to change Georgia law right before an election based on their political preferences. Instead of muddying the water and pressuring counties to ignore Georgia law, Senator Warnock should be allowing county election officials to continue preparations for the upcoming runoff."
It's Georgia's law that Saturday early voting will always be prohibited if a holiday falls within two days of it. In this case, that would be Thanksgiving on Nov. 24, and a holiday that used to observe Confederate General Robert E. Lee's birthday, Nov. 25.
Christie Roberts, executive director of the DSCC, claims that's just a political excuse being used to disenfranchise early voters.
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Demoncrats just don't give up until they get their way
Well, you know they think if they repeat a lie often enough, WE THE PEOPLE will actually be dumb enough to believe them, but that is NOT going to happen!