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Licenses then become citizens, but thats not reflected in the database. what the judge says here, for people like that, they have to be allowed to vote at the polling place. they have to get a regular ballot if they can show they are a citizen. theres a number of forms they can show. they can show a drivers license. they can show a passport. they can show a birth certificate. the judge goes further than that. she says the secretary of states website in georgia has to be updated to reflect this. ...

Administration of surge and new strategy, and thats the critical issue. can we stabilize the security situation because without that, no new governing structure is going to be able to succeed. >> in addition to all of this violence, theyre having to deal with huge technological glitches in terms of recording these peoples votes. theyve got ballot boxes missing, poll workers who arent able to figure out how to use the newly installed biometric i.d. machines. what are you hearing about that? it wa...

Provisional ballot. we dont want you to use it first because its the one that gets counted last. but we do want you to fight for that right. you can also call 1-866-our-vote which is the -- >> a modest stake -- >> thats right. thats right. start talking. poll workers make mistakes also. >> bring every form of documentation you can. the university provided all the kids with an energy bill, how much they paid in tuition to bay the bills so they could prove where they live. bring your documentation...

The rolls. hard toer to vote. easier to get off. were seeing everything from difficulty registering to kicking people off the rolls. then as latosha said, the things in the middle, the intimidation that happens, when police are at the polling place, where poll workers are turning people away and not giving them their rights. >> thats right. >> then these act of intimidation that are subtle. >> what about this exact match thing? >> oh, yeah. >> you have a hyphen, say you get married, my wife left...

To make it harder at the polls so that people are confused, so that poll workers are confused. this is the same old game. unfortunately, the republican party continues to play a game to manipulate what happens on election day when there are close elections, they want to change the rules so that they can make sure that they can solidify their base and that they can win. unfortunately, what we do need is we need free, fair, and accessible elections, and thats not what they are about. >> judith bro...

Polling places. so not just for the voters whose names are not on the rolls, but also for the poll workers right? actually, what should be happening in georgia right now with the 53,000 people is that people should be allowed to come to the polling place, to make any corrections to their actual registration applications, and to be able to vote. but they know that poll workers wont be ready to do that, that the courts are trying probably not going to want to intervene. but were hopeful. this is a...

Involved, but that they can create massive confusion at the polling places. so not just for the voters whose names are not on the rolls, but also for the poll workers, right? actually, what should be happening in georgia right now with the 53,000 people is that people should be allowed to come to the polling place, to make any corrections to their actual registration applications, and to be able to vote. but they know that poll workers wont be ready to do that, that the courts are trying probabl...

So that people are confused, so that poll workers are confused. this is the same old game. unfortunately, the republican party continues to play a game to manipulate what happens on election day. when there are close elections, they want to change the rules so that they can make sure that they can solidify their base and that they can win. unfortunately, what we do need is we need free, fair, and accessible elections, and thats not what they are about. >> judith browne dianis, executive director...

Because the names dont match other state i.d. forms as they are required to under georgias new exact match law, 70% of the voters given spending status are minorities, according to the a.p. kemp declined our request for an interview but his campaign called the story bonus and pointed out the state broke an all time voter registration record. joining me now is the democratic candidate for governor in the statehouse leader. thank you for joining us. brian kemp says 53,000 voters can still vote on ...

Exact match. 70% of voters given pending status are minorities, says the a.p. kemp denied our request for interview but his campaign called the claims bogus, saying that the state just broke an all-time record. stacey abrams joins us now. those 53,000 voters, kemp says, can still vote on election day if they show an incht d. at the polls. why is that not good enough? >> the problem is two-fold. 53,000 people are being forced to go through unnecessary hurdles to prove that theyre bona fides. an...