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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under law condemns Secretary Brian Kemp’s Motion to halt court-ordered relief for Absentee Voters in Georgia

    WASHINGTON, D.C.  Recently, Defendant Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Secretary of State, filed an emergency motion for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction issued hours ago by U.S. Federal District Court Judge Leigh May.  Judge May’s order requires that voters whose absentee ballots have been improperly rejected due to an alleged signature mismatch have notice and an opportunity to resolve the issue to ensure that […]