A top Democratic lawyer is threatening legal action over the early voting window released by Georgia officials for the state's Senate runoff next month.
Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket and partner at Elias Law Group, took aim at the GOP-led administration, arguing it is releasing"incorrect" information with a bulletin that says there cannot be voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving because it is a state holiday. The GOP is"desperate to suppress the vote in the Georgia runoff" between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker, Elias declared on Sunday via Twitter.
🚨NEW: The GOP is desperate to suppress the vote in the Georgia runoff. Last night, they tried to sneak out incorrect information regarding Saturday voting on Nov. 26. This interpretation of the law is wrong. If Georgia insists on it, we will consider all legal options. pic.twitter.
"Advance Voting on Saturday, November 26th is prohibited by OCGA 21-2-385, which states that if the second Saturday before the runoff follows a Thursday or Friday that is a state holiday, voting on that Saturday is not allowed," according to the bulletin from Blake Evans, elections director for the Georgia secretary of state.
The Secretary of State's Office, led by Republican Brad Raffensperger, defended its interpretation of the law, stating that its attorneys learned voting on the holidays wasn't allowed under state law. Previously, the office said voting on Nov. 26 would be allowed.
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