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Republican Brian Kemp is leading Democrat Stacey Abrams in the race for Georgia governor.
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By Greg Bluestein Mark Niesse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Democrat Stacey Abrams is fast running out of options to close a deficit in the race for Georgia governor. Republican Brian Kemp has already moved on – and has a transition office under the Gold Dome to prove it.
The Democrat’s campaign is considering a long-shot legal challenge under a law that allows losing candidates to contest the election in the case of misconduct, fraud or “irregularities.†She would face a tremendous legal burden to prove her case.
Barring successful legal action, the secretary of state could certify the election as soon as 5 p.m. Friday and cement Kemp’s victory in the tightest race for Georgia governor since 1966.
The latest tally showed Abrams is roughly 55,000 votes behind Kemp — and in need of more than 17,000 votes to force a Dec. 4 runoff.
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/kemp-holds-steady-lead-over-abrams-state-prepares-certify-vote/WI5zxjHjLNR2WbvcEBVYWL/ (https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/kemp-holds-steady-lead-over-abrams-state-prepares-certify-vote/WI5zxjHjLNR2WbvcEBVYWL/)
Have they no decency?
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Only on AP: Stacey Abrams' team plans push for new vote
Stacey Abrams' legal team is "considering all options"
By BILL BARROW and KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press
Posted: 6:20 AM, November 16, 2018
Updated: 6:26 AM, November 16, 2018
ATLANTA, Ga. - Stacey Abrams' campaign and legal team is preparing an unprecedented legal challenge in the unresolved Georgia governor's race that could leave the state's Supreme Court deciding whether to force another round of voting.
The Democrat's longshot strategy relies on a statute that's never been used in such a high-stakes contest. It is being discussed as Georgia elections officials appear to be on the cusp of certifying Republican Brian Kemp as the winner of a bitterly fought campaign that's been marred by charges of electoral malfeasance.
Top Abrams advisers outlined her prospective case to The Associated Press, stressing that the Democratic candidate hasn't finalized a decision about whether to proceed once state officials certify Kemp as the victor. That could happen as early as Friday evening.
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Abrams' campaign chairwoman, is overseeing a team of almost three-dozen lawyers who in the coming days will draft the petition, along with a ream of affidavits from voters and would-be voters who say they were disenfranchised. Abrams would then decide whether to go to court under a provision of Georgia election law that allows losing candidates to challenge results based on "misconduct, fraud or irregularities ... sufficient to change or place in doubt the results."
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https://www.news4jax.com/news/national/only-on-ap-stacey-abrams-team-plans-push-for-new-vote (https://www.news4jax.com/news/national/only-on-ap-stacey-abrams-team-plans-push-for-new-vote)
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Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Abrams' campaign chairwoman, is overseeing a team of almost three-dozen lawyers who in the coming days will draft the petition, along with a ream of affidavits from voters and would-be voters who say they were disenfranchised. Abrams would then decide whether to go to court under a provision of Georgia election law that allows losing candidates to challenge results based on "misconduct, fraud or irregularities ... sufficient to change or place in doubt the results."
Words can't describe how much of a POS this woman is. Disgusting bitch.
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Words can't describe how much of a POS this woman is. Disgusting bitch.
You're too kind.