Stacey Abrams' campaign files new lawsuit in Georgia's gubernatorial election


As Georgia's gubernatorial race continues to tighten as votes are counted, Democrat Stacey Abrams' campaign has filed a new lawsuit in federal court.
Abrams' campaign seeks to challenge the rejection of some absentee ballots, which were thrown out because of small mistakes, such as the voter listing the date they were filling out the ballot instead of their date of birth, The Washington Post reports. The suit also seeks to count provisional ballots that were rejected due to the voter still being listed as registered in a different county even after they've moved away.
This lawsuit concerns two counties, Gwinnett and Dekalb, and Abrams' campaign wants election officials to get in touch with the voters whose ballots have these problems rather than not counting the ballots at all. The Abrams campaign is also seeking to extend by one day the deadline by which counties must certify their election results, delaying it from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14, CNN reports.
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Based on The New York Times' latest estimates, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R) currently leads Abrams with 50.3 percent of the vote. But that percentage has gradually lowered in recent days as additional votes have been counted, and if it drops below 50 percent, a run-off election will be held in December. Kemp has declared himself the winner and called on Abrams to concede the race. Abrams has refused to concede, and is no doubt hoping for a run-off.
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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