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Cattledog

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Fri May 5, 2017, 04:19 PM May 2017

Federal judge orders Georgia to reopen voter registration in 6th District runoff

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia to temporarily reopen voter registration ahead of a hotly contested congressional runoff in the 6th District.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten made the ruling as part of a broader lawsuit by a Washington-based advocacy group, which last month accused Georgia of violating federal law by reducing the amount of time residents have to register to vote.

Voter registration shut down March 20 ahead of the deciding runoff June 20 for the 6th District election, which is being held in the northern suburbs of metro Atlanta.

http://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/federal-judge-orders-georgia-reopen-voter-registration-ahead-6th-district-runoff/ZeJBoBDNllqHU7JGtnUzcN/

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Federal judge orders Georgia to reopen voter registration in 6th District runoff (Original Post) Cattledog May 2017 OP
Good news! ...nt 2naSalit May 2017 #1
Yes! gademocrat7 May 2017 #2
Looks like repukes were up to no good again. triron May 2017 #3
Always, if they're alive and breathing . . . ATL Ebony May 2017 #4
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