Senator Raphael Warnock and the organization he chaired for three years, the New Georgia Project, may be in bad shape after the Georgia State Election Board lodges a case against them based on allegations that they have not submitted registration forms. deadline in 2019, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The council voted on Wednesday to refer the case against Project New Georgia to the state attorney general’s office to continue the investigation or pursue the case, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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A spokeswoman for the state attorney general’s office told Fox News that she was unable to comment on active matters.
“But, procedurally how it works, when the file is provided to our office, we will proceed with our own legal review to determine the most appropriate course of action,” the spokeswoman told Fox News.
The New Georgia Project, founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams, is accused of delivering 1,268 voter registration applications to Gwinnett County after the 10-day deadline set by state electoral rules, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, had previously called the New Georgia Project for its practices. Raffensperger is the president of the State Electoral Board, but he votes mainly in the tiebreaker. The council voted to advance the case 3-0, with its only Democrat, David Worley, refusing, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Warnock is identified as a defendant in the case, but was mistakenly identified as CEO instead of chairman, a position he resigned in January 2020, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Senator Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Right, speaks to a reporter as he leaves the Capitol at the conclusion of the second day of ex-President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial at the Capitol in Washington, DC, Wednesday, February 10 , 2021. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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The New Georgia Project is a group that aims to register voters, mainly people of color and younger voters.
The organization had its share of problems. The New Georgia Project was hit with penalties for not paying unemployment taxes in three different quarters in 2018, while Warnock was in charge.
The Washington Free Beacon reported the story for the first time.
The guarantees, which had not been canceled until December 21, totaled more than $ 7,800 combined. One guarantee was issued in February 2019 and covered the quarters ending on June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018. The other was issued in May 2019 and reached the group for not paying its unemployment rates in the quarter ended on 31 December 2018.
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Fox News’s inquiries of Warnock and the New Georgia Project were not answered immediately.
Fox News’ Tyler Olson contributed to this report.