The New Georgia Project and Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp continued Friday to talk about narrowing the scope of a subpoena, even as the group faced a deadline by day’s end to turn over documents in an investigation of voter registration fraud.
A midday announcement by the group that it had reached agreement was premature, according to Kemp’s office, although a spokeswoman for the group confirmed “the handover of materials will start today.”
Separately, the group has also announced a partnership with the nonpartisan Election Protection, which will help new Georgia voters who submitted registration applications have not yet received confirmation voter registration cards. It said voters can contact Election Protection to ask questions or report voter registration problems at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
Both sides have made efforts this week to cool off from heated comments made last week as Kemp's office outlined its investigation of the group. Investigators so far have found 33 forged voter applications out of more than 85,000 submitted by the group.
Supporters of the New Georgia Project have accused Kemp of voter suppression and suggested he may be stalling the registration process for thousands of would-be voters for fear they may support Democratic candidates in several hotly contested races in the Nov. 4 general election.
Kemp, a Republican, has adamantly denied those claims, saying he began the investigation only after local elections officials raised concerns over about 100 individual forms they received from the group. Investigators said they have no evidence of conspiracy by the group’s leaders, but that the forged applications seem to be the individual work of canvassers paid by the group during its registration drive.
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