The Secretary of State’s Office is investigating whether a Gwinnett County candidate for the state House of Representatives was registered to vote at an address where she did not live.
Candice Broce, a spokeswoman for Secretary of State Brian Kemp, confirmed the office has received a complaint about Brenda Lopez, one of two Democrats running in the Norcross-area House District 99.
A copy of the complaint obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says Lopez was until recently registered to vote in Lilburn and voted from that address for years, even though she did not live there. Lopez said state investigators have not contacted her about the complaint and could not comment on it.
She said she has lived at her current residence on Chase Lane near Norcross since November 2014. Both addresses appear to be in House District 99.
Broce said the office has opened an investigation. She did not provide a time frame for finishing the investigation, including whether it will be done before the May 24 primary election.
Lopez, an attorney, is seeking to replace state Rep. Hugh Floyd, D-Norcross, who is retiring. She faces Jaime Trevari in the Democratic primary. No Republicans are running in the district.
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