Georgia GOP Leader: More Absentee Voting Will Help Turnout, Be 'Devastating To Republicans'
good to see this---the state mailing voters a form to request an absentee ballot.
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04/02/2020 12:12 pm ET
Georgia GOP Leader: More Absentee Voting Will Help Turnout, Be ‘Devastating To Republicans’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/georgia-absentee-voting-republicans-david-ralston_n_5e85f736c5b692780508d69f
“The president said it best ― this will be extremely devastating to Republicans and conservatives in Georgia,” said state House Speaker David Ralston.
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is worried that sending every voter an absentee ballot request form could increase turnout ― and thus hurt Republicans.
The Republican speaker of the Georgia state House is not happy that election officials are making it easier for residents to vote from home in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
The state is mailing every registered voter a form so that they can request an absentee ballot for the May 19 primary election. Voters will also be able to cast ballots in person on Election Day, as well as during the three weeks of early voting beginning on April 27, but the state is trying to make it easier for people to vote from afar.
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“You don’t know who’s going to vote the ballot,” said Ralston, who wants to push back the date of the primary.
But he also admitted he doesn’t like the fact that absentee ballots will make it easier for people to vote ― and presumably increase turnout ― because that will hurt Republicans.................................................
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