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One candidate made a name for herself trying to register voters. Another rose to prominence trying to purge them from the rolls. We look at how one of the most closely watched governor’s races in the country became a battle over whose vote counts.
On today’s episode:
Background reading:
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As early voting begins in Georgia, many express worry that state officials have either inadequately prepared for the turnout or, as critics allege, enacted measures to dissuade likely Democratic voters.
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The debate was further inflamed by a report that more than 50,000 registrations of predominantly black voters had been stalled by the office of Brian Kemp, Georgia’s top elections official and the Republican candidate for governor.
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Read more about Mr. Kemp and his Democratic challenger, Stacey Abrams.
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