Though Republican Brian Kemp has already decided that Georgia’s gubernatorial race is over and has declared himself the winner, Democrats refuse to give up. This is because there are still thousands of provisional and absentee ballots which have not yet been counted. The hope is that there will be enough votes for Democrat Stacey Abrams to trigger a runoff election on Dec. 4—especially because so many eligible voters of color complained about issues at polling locations and were forced into casting provisional ballots. This was all part of Kemp’s plan from the beginning to steal this election from the people of Georgia. But, folks are fighting back. Right now, there is a massive statewide effort taking place to contact the tens of thousands of voters who cast provisional ballots on Election Day. Those voters have until Friday at 5 PM ET to have their ballot verified at their county elections office.
More than 4,000 volunteers have been recruited in the last two days to contact provisional ballot holders. They are reaching out by text, phone, and door-knocking—with a focus on communities of color in the very areas that are most impacted by voter suppression efforts. Canvassers will specifically target Atlanta, Macon, Norcross, Tucker, Albany, and Augusta. The Democratic Party of Georgia is also trying to capture the stories of voters who encountered problems and/or didn’t have their votes counted on Election Day.
If you are a Georgia voter and cast a provisional ballot, watch the video below and read about what you can do to make sure your vote is counted. Remember, you have until 5 PM ET today, Friday, Nov. 9 to go to your county election office to have your vote validated.
In order to have your vote certified, you will need: your ballot receipt, your driver’s license/valid ID/proof of citizenship. If you don’t have your ballot receipt, you should still go. And if can’t find your ID, you should bring any government ID: a current out-of-state license, state or school ID, conceal carry license, etc.
To find your local county election office, click here.
And, should you have any problems, please call the Georgia Voter Protection Hotline at: 1-888-730-5816.
If you are not in Georgia but still want to help, you can spread the message on social media by following @staceyabrams on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also donate to the Stacey Abrams campaign by clicking here. The contribution goes to the campaign efforts to make sure that “every vote cast in this election is a vote counted.”
Brian Kemp and Republicans know that they can’t win fairly so they think they can steal this election. We can’t give up until the voices of the people have been heard and every vote is counted!