Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Stacey Abrams, filed suit in a federal court Sunday, seeking to stop Georgia’s election officials from tossing out more than a thousand absentee and provisional ballots — a move that she hopes could send the state’s gubernatorial election into a runoff.
CNN reports that Abrams’ team is convinced that they’re just a few thousand votes away from forcing a runoff, even though they currently run 59,000 votes behind the Republican candidate, Brian Kemp, and 100% of precincts have reported in.
Kemp currently has 50.3% of the vote. If that share dips below 50%, he’ll be forced into a runoff with Abrams.
“This race is not over. It’s still too close to call. And we cannot have confidence in the secretary of state’s numbers,” Abrams’ campaign manager told media on Sunday. “In short, our legal strategy is simple: Count every vote.” – READ MORE