While voters in Georgia are showing up in droves for the 2022 midterm elections, many citizens, especially Black voters, say they have had their ballots challenged at the polls in attempts of voter suppression.
With just hours left leading up to election day, Georgia voters have shown up in droves to cast their ballots for the 2022 U.S. midterms.had been submitted in the state, and the turnout at advance polls reached an all-time record, but many say they have been challenged at the polls amid accusations of voter suppression.
"This isn't the first go-around that Black people have with being challenged or voter suppression, so I'm not really surprised but I wasn't really expecting this to happen," she told CTV National News in an interview. A voters advocacy group was able to clear the challenge to Jones' vote and she was able to submit her ballot within two days. However, with early voting now closed, Jones says she worries about others who will vote on election day, when the verification process might take longer and many may not be able to cast their ballots in time before polling is officially closed.
The lawsuit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia , Southern Poverty Law Center and Dechert LLP claims election officials have been negatively affected by S.B.202 and in turn increased the margin for error in sending and collecting ballots to voters.
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