Will Georgia's 2018 elections be clean? (living, office, demographics)

[toll_booth]

https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regi...rCpZeg1ryjZjN/

A baby step forward for voting rights.

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by BELMO45

Building rumors that Metz is going to drop out today. This makes no sense at this stage. Too many people have likely voted already so not much chance you can prevent a runoff at this point. The question is who does he endorse upon dropping out? History would suggest it has to be Kemp

Georgia political website GeorgiaPol.com put a post up at 4:34pm on Friday reporting that Georgia Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Ted Metz put up a post on his Facebook page on Friday afternoon offering to drop out of the gubernatorial race in exchange for payment of his medical bills.

A post on the Facebook page of Ted Metz, libertarian candidate for Georgia governor, appeared late Friday offering to drop out of the closely-contested race in exchange for payment of his medical bills.

"Libertarian Candidate for Governor Appears to Offer to Drop Out for Medical Bill Payments" (GeorgiaPol.com)
https://www.georgiapol.com/2018/11/0...lw7NGF0gA9TlO8

[Beretta]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

A lack of paper trails for our electronic voting machines to difficulties registering people to vote raises a simple question:

Will Georgia's 2018 elections be clean?

(Important: This is not so much a question about who will win. This is a question about whether every candidate who legally deserves to win will win.)

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[bryantm3]

i don't see metz as having a significant outcome on the election. he's just not a very serious candidate. it's typical to see third party candidates polling 3-4% and pulling in less than a percent on election day.

i don't think the elections are going to be clean. i voted for the middle option but if abrams comes out with a few votes short of 50% and it goes to a runoff, i think kemp's meddling would be to blame. i'm just hoping it will be a blowout so there isn't really a question of who won.

[TheYoungProfessional]

Originally Posted by BELMO45

I’m more intrigued to know how many people will vote incorrectly on the Sunday morning alcohol sales question. could they word that thing anymore confusing than they did

Exactly!!

[markjames68]

I found the process pretty straightforward today. I filled in the top half of a form, showed my ID, got a voting card and waited 10 minutes to cast my vote.

A nice change from my experience in NY.

[-thomass]

So people are suggesting that kemp will alter the vote counts? Are we living in the Soviet Union?

[markjames68]

Originally Posted by -thomass

So people are suggesting that kemp will alter the vote counts? Are we living in the Soviet Union?

There is a lot of rhetoric on both sides.

[Atlwarrior]

Well voter suppression alive and thriving in Georgia. As Midtown Atlanta continues to become younger and the epicenter of political power. When baby boomers expire from age, future elections will continue be dominated by metro Atlanta.

[CaliDreaming01]

Originally Posted by Atlwarrior

Well voter suppression alive and thriving in Georgia. As Midtown Atlanta continues to become younger and the epicenter of political power. When baby boomers expire from age, future elections will continue be dominated by metro Atlanta.

If Kemp pulls out the win, it looks like the voting problems in Metro Atlanta and harsh rules like "exact-match" will have been enough to cost Abrams the election. The margin was soooo razor thin. It's easy to imagine that a few voters mistakenly turned away and voters deterred by a 3+ hour wait in line made the difference here.

This race really highlights the importance of downballot races like Secretary of State. If Barrow wins, it would make the Dems job much easier next time around.

If Kemp avoids a runoff and is not on the ballot, that could be good news for Barrow. Democrats have a lot of bad blood toward Kemp while Republicans would probably not be as motivated.