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The Guardian: GOP candidate improperly purged 340,000 from Georgia voter rolls, investigation claims

New analysis is latest voting rights controversy in race pitting secretary of state Brian Kemp against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

Georgia secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp improperly purged more than 340,000 voters from the state’s registration rolls, an investigation charges.

Greg Palast, a journalist and the director of the Palast Investigative Fund, said an analysis he commissioned found 340,134 voters were removed from the rolls on the grounds that they had moved – but they actually still live at the address where they are registered.

“Their registration is cancelled. Not pending, not inactive – cancelled. If they show up to vote on 6 November, they will not be allowed to vote. That’s wrong,” Palast told reporters on a call on Friday. “We can prove they’re still there. They should be allowed to vote.”

Palast and the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda filed a lawsuit against Kemp on Friday to force him to release additional records related to the state’s removal of voters.

Under Georgia procedures, registered voters who have not cast ballots for three years are sent a notice asking them to confirm they still live at their address. If they don’t return it, they are marked inactive. If they don’t vote for two more general elections after that, they are removed from the rolls.

Georgia removed more than 534,000 voters that way in 2016 and 2017. Using databases employed by commercial mailing firms, analysts commissioned by Palast’s group found that 334,134 of those citizens actually still live at the address they registered.

Of the rest, 41,797 had

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We Sued Brian Kemp This MorningExperts find Georgia wrongly purged 340,134 voters.

This morning we filed a lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp for violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Our experts found Georgia wrongly purged 340,134 voters. Palast and rights groups filed

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Are You One of 769,436 Voters on the Colorado Purge List?

The Colorado voter purge list contains a whopping 769,436 names. Are you on it? URGENT: If you're on the list, re-register NOW!

Colorado's Online Registration Deadline is Monday, October 29.

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Are You on the Nebraska Voter Purge List?

We have the Nebraska voter purge list. Are you on it?

URGENT: You only have until just before midnight on Friday, October 19 to re-register online.

The list was obtained after a formal complaint and notice of a federal lawsuit was filed by Greg Palast and Rev. Jesse Jackson.

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90,000 Purged in Vegas and RenoAre You on the List that will Steal the Senate?

Today, The Palast Investigative Fund has released the names of the 90,000 residents of Las Vegas and Reno (Clark and Washoe counties) purged from voter rolls based on flawed

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90,000 Purged in Vegas and RenoAre you on the list that will steal the Senate?

Today, The Palast Investigative Fund has released the names of the 90,000 residents of Las Vegas and Reno (Clark and Washoe counties) purged from voter rolls based on flawed evidence that indicates they have moved.

Rather than face me in federal court, Nevada’s Republican Secretary of State, Barbara K. Cegavske, on Thursday turned over the list of every Nevada voter whose registration Cegavske cancelled in 2016 and 2017.

If you’re in Nevada, or know anyone in Nevada, please, please check the purge hit-list. If you’re a victim, you still have until Thursday, October 18 to re-register online. Then, please send us a message: we need your story so we can take action to end this purge scourge.

Cegavske used the same notorious "purge by postcard" and "Crosscheck" methods of cleansing voter rolls as GOP Secretaries of State Brian Kemp of Georgia and Kris Kobach of Kansas.

Our experts, reviewing these lists, have found that

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Snopes: Indiana State Officials Accused of Violating Court Order by Improperly Purging Voters

A federal court ruled in June 2018 that Indiana couldn't drop voters without notice if their names appeared in an unreliable interstate database

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Are YOU one of the 550,000 Voters on the Illinois Purge List?

We have the Illinois voter purge list. Are you on it?

The list contains a staggering 550,000 names, and was obtained after a formal complaint and notice of a federal lawsuit was filed by Greg Palast and Rev. Jesse Jackson.

You have until Sunday, October 21 to register online

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Indiana Caught Illegally Purging 20,000 Voters – Are You One?Check the Purge List and Re-Register

Indiana has purged no less than 20,000 voters in violation of a federal court order. Are you one? Check right now. If you’re on the list, re-register immediately.

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Indiana Caught Illegally Purging 20,000 Voters – Are You One?Check the Purge List and Re-Register – Today is the Last Day

Indiana has purged no less than 20,000 voters in violation of a federal court order. Are you one?

Check right now.

If you’re on the list, re-register immediately.

A team of database experts, statisticians, lawyers and investigators working with the Palast Investigative Fund discovered — and Indiana now admits — that these thousands of voters were cancelled in violation of a June 2018 federal court order that barred the state from using the notorious

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