GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A local Democratic candidate for Congress is taking her fight for votes to court.
Carolyn Bourdeaux trails incumbent Rob Woodall by less than 1,000 votes in Georgia’s 7th District.
Bordeaux told Channel 2 investigative reporter Aaron Diamant that she believes not all the votes are not being counted.
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Bourdeaux told Diamant she likes her chances in court. Her campaign filed an emergency motion in federal court Sunday night seeking to delay Gwinnett County from certifying its election results.
“Gwinnett’s refusal to count every eligible voters’ ballot, whether intentionally or not, does constitute a form of voter suppression, and we are demanding that the votes be counted in the 7th District,” Bourdeaux said.
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The Bourdeaux motion focuses on about 1,000 absentee ballots the county rejected over what she called “trivial reasons,” such as missing birthdates. Bourdeaux wants those ballots counted.
“I think that this is a clear violation of federal law and the Voting Rights Act, so I do think a good portion of these votes will be counted,” Bourdeaux said.
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In a statement emailed to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Woodall said:
“We have good, honest, non-partisan public servants ... working around the clock to ensure that every vote is counted and that every voter’s vote counts by safeguarding the integrity of the election process. Win or lose, I trust them.”
Diamant spent the day Monday trying to reach election leaders for reaction to this story, but the office has been closed for because of the Veterans Day federal holiday.
The lawyer representing the county told Diamant he couldn't comment.
Unless a judge rules otherwise, Tuesday is the deadline for all Georgia counties, including Gwinnett, to certify their election results.