Voting rights groups sue Georgia & Brian Kemp to reinstate 53,000 blocked registrations, 70% are Black

Voting rights advocacy groups are suing the state of Georgia to reinstate 53,000 blocked voter registrations, 70% of which are from African American voters, saying the current policy violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act and The National Voter Registration Act.

BREAKING: We have just filed a lawsuit against Brian Kemp to end #Georgias exact match law, which has put as many as 53K voter registrations on hold ahead of the #MidtermElections.

Joining us in this suit: @CampaignLegal @AAAJ_Atlanta @NAACPGA pic.twitter.com/JxXPAzGMoZ

— Lawyers' Committee (@LawyersComm) October 11, 2018

The Lawyer's Committee For Human Rights tweeted this afternoon, We have just filed a lawsuit against Brian Kemp to end #Georgias exact match law, which has put as many as 53K voter registrations on hold ahead of the #MidtermElections.

Here's the lawsuit [PDF].

So black Georgians are affected by this registration hold-up at a rate more than double their prevalence in the population... as Brian Kemp oversees his own election.This is outrageous enough that it seems almost impossible that the courts will allow this to stand. pic.twitter.com/T4v41A1MlO

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) October 11, 2018

Tonya got her ID today in #Orlando #Florida! Her license expired while she was in the hospital battling cancer and she didn't have to funds to get it renewed when she recovered. But she got her ID & will be applying for a job with her local school district! @SpreadTheVoteUS pic.twitter.com/sJwJr9VyMa

— SpreadthevoteFL (@SpreadthevoteFL) October 11, 2018

Registration deadline for people in Randolph and Grady Counties, Georgia extended thru at least Monday, *October 15th*.