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A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia to reopen voter registration before the June run-off for the open House seat in the sixth district, a move that will allow more eligible citizens to participate in the election.
On Monday, Republican candidate Karen Handel told her supporters that the “partisan” decision will “boil your blood.”
In a fundraising email, Handel — who will face off against Democrat Jon Ossoff in June — called the ruling by U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten, a George W. Bush appointee, a “partisan attempt to change the rules… for a nakedly partisan outcome.”
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Sacha Haworth, a spokesperson for Ossoff’s campaign, told ThinkProgress that Handel’s decision to call the ruling “partisan” is not surprising.
“Karen Handel has a long track record of putting her personal political agenda above the public interest, and here she goes again,” Haworth said.
Handel’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment Monday. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who was named in the lawsuit, said Thursday that he will comply with the court’s order and temporarily reopen voter registration until May 21.
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia to reopen voter registration before the June run-off for the open House seat in the sixth district, a move that will allow more eligible citizens to participate in the election.
On Monday, Republican candidate Karen Handel told her supporters that the “partisan” decision will “boil your blood.”
In a fundraising email, Handel — who will face off against Democrat Jon Ossoff in June — called the ruling by U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten, a George W. Bush appointee, a “partisan attempt to change the rules… for a nakedly partisan outcome.”
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Sacha Haworth, a spokesperson for Ossoff’s campaign, told ThinkProgress that Handel’s decision to call the ruling “partisan” is not surprising.
“Karen Handel has a long track record of putting her personal political agenda above the public interest, and here she goes again,” Haworth said.
Handel’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment Monday. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who was named in the lawsuit, said Thursday that he will comply with the court’s order and temporarily reopen voter registration until May 21.
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