We've all heard the stories of the voter registrations forms that seemed to disappear in the state of Georgia. Well, guess what? They have now reappeared! Well, at least 40, 000 of them Imagine that?!
It should be mentioned, however, that the number that went missing is actually about 56,000. So ...
From Generation Progress:
Upwards of 40,000 new voter registrations went on the lamb in Georgia for a brief period a few weeks ago, as voting rights groups scrambled to find out where more than half of the newly registered voters’ records had gone. Amidst the confusion, some groups came to the conclusion that Secretary of State Brian Kemp was somehow connected to the disappearance of the predominantly black and Hispanic voter registrations. However, following the filing of a lawsuit on October 10 against Secretary Kemp, as well as county officials, the missing registrations were finally accounted for.
The controversy over voter registration began with the New Georgia Project (NGP), an organization seeking to register new and critical voting populations in the state. The NGP outlines on its website that it seeks to target specific populations in its voter registration efforts.
“Over the past decade, the population of Georgia increased 18%. The Rising American Electorate (RAE) – people of color, those 18 to 29 years of age, and unmarried women – is a significant part of that growth,” the NGP said.
The group hoped to mobilize that population in Georgia to get out and vote.
Update 1:
I found this news report about the issue. It seems that the two sides are in court this week. SOS Kemp denies any wrong-doing or that any voter registration forms were lost.
http://www.11alive.com/...
Here is another article about the dispute:
http://www.tiftongazette.com/...
From commenter whl below, here is another site with info:
http://nymag.com/...