High rate of absentee ballots thrown out in Gwinnett

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By Mark Niesse and Tyler Estep - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Nearly one in 10 vote-by-mail ballots have been rejected by Gwinnett County election officials, alarming voting rights groups.
Gwinnett is throwing out far more absentee ballots than any other county in Georgia, according to records from the Secretary of State’s Office. Ballots were discarded because of allegedly mismatched signatures, incomplete forms or missing residential addresses.

The county rejected 390 absentee ballots through Sunday, which represents 8.5 percent of all mailed ballots received in Gwinnett so far, according to state figures. Across Georgia, less than 2 percent of absentee ballots have been rejected. Gwinnett accounts for about 37 percent of all rejected ballots in Georgia.

“They’re putting an extra burden on someone to come back in to get another absentee ballot. That’s unheard of,” said Helen Butler, executive director for the Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, a civil rights group.

Gwinnett officials didn’t have an explanation for the disproportionate number of rejected absentee ballots — but also denied any wrongdoing.

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1. I live in Gwinnett & got an absentee ballot for my daughter

but am now thinking I should try to get her to come home to vote at one of the early voting precincts. Does anyone know if you've requested an absentee ballot but have not returned it if you can vote in person instead??

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3. I don't know but if you ask in the Georgia group someone might be able to answer you

Georgia (Group)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1046

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2. This is how elections are stolen

They dont need to change thousands of votes. Just enough to ensure a recount isnt required. In some states that's a .02 of 1 percentage. In some counties that could be as few as 1 or 2 ballots.

I think Kemp is really trying to get away with voter suppression and unless something happens soon, as in more lawsuits or handcuffs. He is gonna get away with it throughout the state.

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4. This kinda crap is going on all over the country

Started by that GOP bastard in Kansas, Kris Kobach.

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5. Yea it's a sucky feeling

Knowing that this kind of shit is being done. All we can do is hope for the meanest lawyer going after them. I'm glad for the ones out there now banging their heads against walls exposing and suing them.