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A growing conflict over voting rights is playing out in Georgia, where the presidential race is tightening

The Washington Post: A growing conflict over voting rights and ballot access is playing out in Georgia, where civil rights activists are trading accusations with Republican elected officials and where the stakes have risen considerably with the state’s new status as a closely watched battleground.

Activists said this month that as many as 100,000 Georgia voter-registration applications have not been processed. One of the state’s largest counties offered only one early-voting site, prompting hours-long waits for many people at the polls last week. And the state’s top election official has refused to extend voter-registration deadlines in counties hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew.

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