Ga. Judge Won t Register Purged Voters For Senate Runoffs By By
Rosie Manins Law360 (December 16, 2020, 5:12 PM EST) A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday said he will not restore the eligibility of almost 200,000 voters purged from the rolls in 2019 so they can vote in the Jan. 5 runoff elections for the state s two U.S. Senate seats.
U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones said four multi-state voter advocacy groups that
made the request have not proven a likelihood of success on their claims necessary for a preliminary injunction, while also raising issues with their standing and failure to provide defendant Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger with a statutorily required notice.
A federal judge in Georgia is considering whether almost 200,000 people purged from the state's registered voters list in 2019 should immediately be added back so they can vote in the Jan. 5 runoff elections for two U.S Senate seats.