Thread by @Greg_Palast

Under a new law, #SB202, signed by #Georgia Gov. #BrianKemp last year, self-appointed vigilante vote fraud hunters have, for the first time, the right to challenge an unlimited number of other voters truthout.org/articles/georg…

Maj. Gamaliel Turner—assigned by the Pentagon to a base in California—was one of the voters who had his vote challenged by a self-appointed vigilante. The man who challenged Turner, Alton Russell, successfully blocked 4,000 other voters in Columbus, GA.

So far, the 159 counties in #Georgia have sent the Palast Investigative Fund a breathtaking 149,168 challenges filed against voters.

You can search the 2022 Georgia Voter Challenge List on this website we created. #SaveMyVote2022

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Alton Russell wasn’t a lone ranger. I met with another vigilante, Pam Reardon, who was running for Vice Chair of the state Republican Party. Reardon personally challenged an astounding 32,000 voters.

Where did these GOP challengers—and so far they’re ALL Republicans—get these lists of “fraudulent” Georgia voters? Reardon’s and Russell’s hit lists were created by True the Vote, the Texas organization that put out the laughable but influential #2000Mules gregpalast.com/2000-mules-bel…

True the Vote’s leaders are currently in prison in Texas for contempt of court — refusing to reveal their supposed source that supports their claims of a massive criminal voting ring. truthout.org/articles/georg…

Notably, True the Vote’s website includes praise for the vigilante attacks from Georgia’s chief voting official, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. truthout.org/articles/georg…

“Though federal law restricts our ability to update our voter registration lists, the Elector Challenge is a vehicle under our law to ensure voter integrity.”

Raffensperger’s statement seems to encourage vigilantes to do what federal law prohibits the state itself from doing.

#BradRaffensperger is running for reelection against Democratic State Rep. Bee Nguyen, who told us that #SB202 has created a “workaround” to avoid federal law which prohibits removing voters from registration within 90 days of an election. truthout.org/articles/georg…

To “work around” federal law may itself be a crime. Collusion by a state with a private party to deprive citizens of color of the vote violates Section 1983 of the US Code. gregpalast.com/kemp-deputized…

Barbara Arnwine (@barbs73) of @TJC_DC & @AttorneyGriggs of @Georgia_NAACP say this vigilante attack appears to violate several federal laws, including the Civil Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act and even the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. truthout.org/articles/georg…

Lawsuits are already flying, but #BrianKemp is unmoved. Courts are unlikely to act before Kemp’s Tuesday gubernatorial rematch with #StaceyAbrams.
#Midterms2022 #MidtermElections2022 #Midterms
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We created a website so Georgians can see if their name is on a challenge list. But warning: according to University of Georgia law professor emeritus Al Pearson, even if you aren’t on the list now, you could be challenged on #ElectionDay–or the day after!
SaveMyVote2022.org

To find out more about these vigilante vote challenges & how you can protect yourself, the Palast Fund have made our film, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman, available to stream for FREE for a limited time: gregpalast.com/vigilantefilm/
#SaveMyVote2022 #MidtermElections2022