A voter registration group that was led by Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock until earlier this year is under investigation for allegedly sending ballot applications to non-residents, the Georgia secretary of state announced on Monday.
The New Georgia Project, where Warnock served as CEO until February, is one of four voter sign-up groups being probed for improper registration activities, Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger said in a press conference.
Raffensperger said the New Georgia Project "Sent voter registration applications to New York City," in a potential violation of state law.
The New Georgia Project was the subject of a prior voter fraud probe by the secretary of state's office in 2014, when contractors working for the group were accused of forging voter registration applications.
"Using the word voter fraud is alarmist, and it was totally unnecessary," said Warnock in 2017, arguing that the lack of charges against the group showed that it has "Excellent internal controls and that we have followed the law."
Raffensperger said on Monday that three other voter registration groups are also under investigation by his office.
A group called Vote Forward is accused of registering a dead Alabama voter in Georgia, and another, Operation New Voter Registration Georgia, is accused of encouraging college students to temporarily change their residency for the purpose of voting in the state.
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/warnock-led-voter-registration-group-under-investigation/
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