From the Atlanta Business Chronicle:
The Justice Department today sued the state of Georgia, charging the state’s voting procedures are inadequate to ensure that military service members, their family members and U.S. citizens living overseas can fully participate in the state’s Aug. 21 federal primary runoff election, should one be necessary, as well as future federal runoff elections.
The Justice Department said it sued because under Georgia’s election calendar, official runoff election ballots will not be available to be sent until after July 7, the 45th day before this year’s primary runoff election. Justice said that under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), a ballot must be sent 45 days in advance of future runoff elections for federal office.
According to the Chronicle, Secretary of State Brian Kemp is named as a defendant along with the State of Georgia.
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