Thursday, November 8, 2018

GOP Gov Candidate Kemp Resigns as GA Secretary of State


Republican Brian Kemp Resigned Thursday as Georgia's Secretary of State, a day after his Campaign said he's Captured enough Votes to become Governor, even though his Election Rival is Not Conceding in one of the Nation's Marquee Midterm Races.

As the State's Top Election Official, Kemp Oversaw the Race, and his Resignation Thursday Morning came as a Hearing began for a Lawsuit in which Five Voters asked that he be Barred from Exercising his Duties in any Future Management of his Own Election Tally. Democratic rival Stacey Abrams' Campaign had repeatedly Accused Kemp of Improperly using his Post as Secretary of State.

Abrams has pointed to Ballots that have yet to be Counted and says there's still the Possibility of a December Runoff. Her Campaign has said she must Pick-Up about 15,000 votes to do so. Kemp said Abrams is using "old math." Without providing specifics, he said that the number "is actually more like 30,000 votes." The Associated Press has Not Called the Election. If No Candidates gets 50%, there is a Run-Off.

The Standoff leaves Open the Possibility of Litigation as Abrams' Campaign has pushed for the continued Counting of Absentee, Mail-In, and Provisional Ballots, and Renewed its Concerns that Kemp was the chief elections officer supervising his own election, a race already marked by disputes over the voting process.

If a Runoff is necessary, the Second Round will take place Dec. 4th, extending Abrams' Bid to become the First Black Woman Elected Governor in American History, while Kemp looks to Maintain the GOP's Domination in a State where Democrats haven't Won a Governor's Race since 1998.

Partisan Observers Nationally have watched intently for clues about just how much of a Battleground Georgia can be in the 2020 Presidential Campaign.

With Reported Votes exceeding 3.9 Million, almost 95% of Georgia's 2016 Presidential Turnout, currently Kemp has 50.4%.

Before the Kemp Campaign Declared Victory Wednesday, the estimate was about 15,000 Votes separate Kemp from a Runoff.

Kemp's Spokeswoman in the Secretary of State's Office, Candice Broce, said that by Wednesday Afternoon the Number of Uncounted Absentee and Mail-In Ballots was less than 2,000.

Broce said about 22,000 Provisional Ballots have yet to be Processed, according to a Canvass of County Officials across the State.

These Numbers make it impossible for Abrams to pick up enough Votes to Deny Kemp an Outright Victory.










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Voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the pivotal 2018 midterm elections and anxiously awaited results at rallies and parties across the country.
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In 2016, with a slightly larger electorate, there were 16,739 provisional ballots. Of those, 7,592 were counted. State and campaign officials said they expected a much higher proportion to be counted this year.
Abrams' campaign officials said they believed the uncounted provisional ballots were in metro Atlanta counties where Abrams won a large share of the vote. Broce said the secretary of state's office is working on releasing more detailed information.
The lawsuit at issue Thursday morning in an Atlanta federal court came from voters who sued Kemp on Election Day alleging that Kemp presiding over an election in which he is a candidate "violates a basic notion of fairness." The plaintiffs asked the court to block Kemp from having anything more to do with managing his election. The hearing ended shortly after it began with the announcement of Kemp's resignation.
It's not immediately clear what Kemp's practical role was in the election tally. Local officials are responsible for counting the votes, including provisional ballots. County officials have until next Tuesday to certify their results and send them to Kemp's office. Statewide certification must come by Nov. 20.


For AP's complete coverage of the U.S. midterm elections: http://apne.ws/APPolitics








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