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Greg Palast

2 Dec, 7 tweets, 5 min read

BREAKING: We're suing the State of #Georgia for violating the National Voter Registration Act and wrongfully purging 198,000 citizens from the rolls. Our goal is to get these voters reinstated so they can vote in the Jan 5 #SenateRunoff election. gregpalast.com/georgia-lawsui…

@MsLaToshaBrown

The plaintiffs in our case are: @MsLaToshaBrown of @BlackVotersMtr, @barbs73 founder of @TJC_DC, and C.K. Hoffler of @RPCoalition. They'll be represented by Jeanne Mirer & Atlanta-based counsel @AttorneyGriggs.

Case number: 1:20-cv-4869 gregpalast.com/wp-content/upl…

Summary: The state of Georgia wrongly cancelled the voter registrations of voters because they supposedly moved—but they had not. Specifically, the state said that thousands of voters had submitted Change of Address forms—but the USPS says they did not. gregpalast.com/georgia-lawsui…

Additionally, Georgia—in violation of federal law—used an unlicensed contractor who used an incorrect Change of Address list. The National Voter Registration Act says the state must use a licensee of the US Postal Service—they did not. gregpalast.com/georgia-lawsui…

@ACLUofGA

This lawsuit is based on our report, ‘Georgia Voter Purge Errors’, that was released on September 1, 2020 by @ACLUofGA. gregpalast.com/aclu-releases-…

@RosarioDawson

The announcement of this lawsuit coincides with PSAs voiced in English and Spanish by Hollywood superstars @RosarioDawson and @ZoeSaldana.

@ZoeSaldana

Cientos de miles de votantes de Georgia fueron purgados antes de las elecciones del 2018 y el 2020.

URGENTE: la fecha limite para registrase con tiempo para votar en las elecciones para el Senado es 7 de Diciembre.

Con @ZoeSaldana

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