{"id":4596,"date":"2020-06-11T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/2020\/06\/la-coalicion-de-georgia-condena-al-secretario-raffensperger-por-su-papel-clave-en-unas-primarias-chapuceras\/"},"modified":"2023-02-06T21:02:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T21:02:58","slug":"la-coalicion-de-georgia-condena-al-secretario-raffensperger-por-su-papel-clave-en-unas-primarias-chapuceras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/2020\/06\/la-coalicion-de-georgia-condena-al-secretario-raffensperger-por-su-papel-clave-en-unas-primarias-chapuceras\/","title":{"rendered":"La Coalici\u00f3n de Georgia condena al Secretario Raffensperger por su papel clave en unas primarias chapuceras"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CONTACT: Adam Sweat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

asweat@progeorgia.org<\/a>, 678-951-2172<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coalition demands Raffensperger take accountability and calls for his resignation ahead of the November General Election<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, June 11, 2020 (ATLANTA, GA) <\/strong>Today, the Georgia Votes Coalition<\/a> released a joint statement responding to widespread delays in voting caused by inadequate and in many cases fully inoperative voting machines, long lines at polls, and voters being turned away from their assigned polling locations during the June 9th Primary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coalition calls on Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to accept full accountability for subjecting Georgia voters to chaotic and unacceptable voting conditions and condemned his efforts to deflect blame for voting failures across the state:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are appalled at the utter disarray experienced by Georgians at the polls on June 9th. For far too many, what should have been a simple act of voting turned into a multi-hour saga of standing in long lines and even being turned away at multiple voting locations,\u201d Jeff Graham, Executive Director, Georgia Equality said. \u201cEver apparent was Secretary Raffensperger\u2019s complete disregard for his responsibility to provide fair and free elections to all Georgians attempting to exercise their constitutional right to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAccess to the ballot box in Georgia has always been precarious for voters under normal primary election circumstances, but to have these issues during a pandemic brought our worst fears to light,\u201d Stephanie Cho, Asian Americans Advancing Justice \u2013 Atlanta, emphasized. \u201cGeorgians risked their health to cast a vote in this election and deserved the chance to cast their vote without barriers to the booth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coalition implored Secretary Raffensperger to prevent these foreseeable issues, including raising alarms about reductions in voting machines and urging an expansion of Georgia\u2019s vote-by-mail capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe writing has been on the wall for months. Secretary Raffensperger twice postponed the primary election due to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and many organizations, our coalition included, made clear the concerns about the ability to carry this election out safely and efficiently. It is baffling that Raffensperger would now express his disbelief that this would happen and attempt to point the blame at local elections officials,\u201d James Woodall, Georgia NAACP State President, added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of the botched primary, the coalition demands the Secretary immediately outline the remedial actions being taken to fix these issues before the general election. Because his office cannot be trusted to effectively carry out our elections, we are calling on the Carter Center to send in international observers to ensure that all Georgians have clear access to the ballot box in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tamieka Atkins, Executive Director of ProGeorgia, noted, \u201cThe Secretary\u2019s attempts to point fingers toward hard-working and diligent poll workers and other officials, rather than accept his own department\u2019s failure to prepare, train, and support local counties statewide, are unacceptable and will not stand. Anything less than an apology for those workers and urgent efforts from the Secretary to aid local elections officials is unsuitable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO),  added, \u201cFurthermore, Georgia voters deserve better than a Secretary of State who places their ability to vote in jeopardy and refuses to own up to his shortcomings in creating yesterday\u2019s debacle. Secretary Raffensperger must resign \u2014  as we prepare for August run-offs and the November general election, voters deserve competent leadership they can believe in, and Secretary Raffensperger has demonstrated that he is not up to the task.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coalition will continue pushing for the Secretary\u2019s compliance with outlined demands and working with voters to ensure they are fully informed and able to participate in the democratic process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following Georgia Votes members have issued these demands: 9to5 Atlanta, All Voting is Local \u2013 Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice \u2013 Atlanta, Atlanta Jobs with Justice, Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Common Cause GA, Faith in Public Life, Feminist Women\u2019s Health Center, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), Georgia Equality, Georgia Muslim Voter Project, Georgia NAACP, Georgia Shift, Georgia Stand Up, Georgia WAND Education Fund, Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia), McIntosh SEED, National Asian Pacific American Women\u2019s Forum (NAPAWF), National Domestic Workers Alliance \u2013 Atlanta, Partnership for Southern Equity, Represent GA Action Network, SPARK Reproductive Justice Now!, Women Watch Afrika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Georgia Votes<\/a> is a bold, trusted, and diverse collaborative that champions an equitable and inclusive democracy, for and with traditionally underrepresented communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CONTACT: Adam Sweat asweat@progeorgia.org, 678-951-2172 The Coalition demands Raffensperger take accountability and calls for his resignation ahead of the November General Election Thursday, June 11, 2020 (ATLANTA, GA) Today, the Georgia Votes Coalition released a joint statement responding to widespread delays in voting caused by inadequate and in many cases fully inoperative voting machines, long lines at polls, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sin-categorizar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4596"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4608,"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4596\/revisions\/4608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}