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RELEASE: Hearing on Defendant’s Motion To Dismiss Highlights Strong Standing of Fair Fight and Plaintiffs

  • April 29, 2019

State continues to attempt to evade responsibility for an election system that infringes on Georgians’ constitutional rights
Hearing showed HB 316 does nothing to render lawsuit moot

ATLANTA – Today marked the first hearing of Fair Fight’s lawsuit regarding the unconstitutional mechanisms of voter suppression in Georgia. In this hearing, Fair Fight’s counsel highlighted why HB 316, this session’s voting bill, does not resolve the constitutional claims identified in the lawsuit.

“Opposing counsel’s claims that HB 316 addresses our concerns reflects a lack of understanding of the magnitude of unconstitutional suppression Georgia voters have faced,” said Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, lead counsel. “HB316 fails to adequately address our claims in the lawsuit. We look forward to moving forward with our lawsuit so that justice can be secured for Georgia voters.”

“In 2018, Georgia voters faced long lines, closed polling places, voting machines that flipped votes, and other systemic forms of voter suppression,” said Lauren Groh-Wargo, CEO of Fair Fight. “This was a clear infringement of voters’ constitutional rights, yet the state wants to abdicate their responsibility. Today’s hearing showed that no weak legislative bill can come close to fixing our democratic promise. We believe our standing will be upheld so that we can continue to support Georgia voters’ right to fair elections.”

Judge Jones, the presiding judge, has not yet ruled on the motion.

You can see a comparison of the lawsuit’s allegations to HB 316 here.

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    • About Fair Fight Action
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    • Our Leadership Team
    • About Medicaid Expansion
    • About Medical Debt Relief
  • Learn
    • Why We Fight
    • Legal Action: Fair Fight Action v. Raffensperger
    • Legal Action: Fair Fight v. True The Vote
    • Medicaid Expansion
    • Medical Debt Relief
    • For Georgia Voters
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