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Federal Court in Georgia enjoins the state's signature mismatch law. (Original Post)
Gothmog
Oct 2018
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Gothmog
(145,130 posts)1. A federal judge signaled on Wednesday that Georgia election officials would no longer be allowed to
This is a great ruling
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/judge-wants-to-end-georgias-absentee-ballot-rejection-for-signature-mismatch
A federal judge signaled on Wednesday that Georgia election officials would no longer be allowed to reject absentee ballots because they believe the signature on the ballot does not match the voters signature on public records. Instead, according to the judges proposed order, the ballot would be processed as a provisional ballot, and election officials would be required to give the voter notice of the perceived discrepancy, and give the voter no later than three days before election day the opportunity to address it.
Likewise, the judge proposed that that applications for absentee ballots, where the election officials believe the signature does not match their records, no longer be rejected, and instead, that voters be provided with a provisional ballots. Those voters too will be be given the opportunity to rectify the signature discrepancy, according to the judges order.
U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin Mays gave the parties in the case until noon Thursday to give her feedback on the proposed order.
The Court is specifically interested in comments as to whether any of the below language is confusing or will be unworkable for the implementing officials, she said.
Likewise, the judge proposed that that applications for absentee ballots, where the election officials believe the signature does not match their records, no longer be rejected, and instead, that voters be provided with a provisional ballots. Those voters too will be be given the opportunity to rectify the signature discrepancy, according to the judges order.
U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin Mays gave the parties in the case until noon Thursday to give her feedback on the proposed order.
The Court is specifically interested in comments as to whether any of the below language is confusing or will be unworkable for the implementing officials, she said.
Pity Puddles
(98 posts)3. Provisional?
You know most provisionals aren't counted our even thrown away.
I don't trust the officials to do what's right.
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)5. Now the voter will have a chance to cure
Under the system in use, the voter would never know that there ballot was not counted
This is the remedy that the ACLU was asking for and is the best that we can do
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)4. K&R