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TexasTowelie

(115,959 posts)
Sun Oct 4, 2020, 07:13 AM Oct 2020

Only 50% of absentee ballots have been mailed in Gwinnett; Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger,

Only 50% of absentee ballots have been mailed in Gwinnett; Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Democrats trade blame over delays


If you are experiencing delays in getting your absentee ballot in Gwinnett County, you’re not alone, and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and state and local Democrats are pointing fingers over who is to blame.

Gwinnett County is unique among Georgia counties in that it is the only one in the state that falls under a federal rule, Voting Rights Act Section 203, that requires Spanish language elections materials in communities where the voting age population of a demographic for whom English is not the primary language has reached a certain threshold.

The Democratic Party of Georgia, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sued the county earlier this year to get it to use larger envelops that had enough room to include instructions in both English and Spanish in a large font because of that rule.

Raffensperger claimed that lawsuit, which resulted in Gwinnett agreeing to use a larger envelop size, is to blame for the delays that have emerged in getting absentee ballots mailed to Gwinnett County voters.

Read more: https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/only-50-of-absentee-ballots-have-been-mailed-in-gwinnett-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger/article_54b13d5a-04cb-11eb-a42f-d707d186efad.html
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Only 50% of absentee ballots have been mailed in Gwinnett; Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2020 OP
Got our ballots yesterday. gademocrat7 Oct 2020 #1
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gademocrat7

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1. Got our ballots yesterday.
Sun Oct 4, 2020, 07:31 AM
Oct 2020

The envelopes and ballots are larger and bilingual. The postage amount is $0.70. We can mail, personally deliver to Board of Registrars or the municipal absentee ballot clerk.

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