A group backed by Democrat Stacey Abrams, who lost her race against Republican Brian Kemp for Georgia governor, is suing Georgia interim Secretary of State Robyn Crittenden and state election board members over the state’s voting procedures.
The Associated Press reports that Fair Fight Action filed the lawsuit in Atlanta, challenging how Georgia administers the state’s elections. The organization’s CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo, Abrams’ campaign manager, claimed Kemp “mismanaged this election to sway it in his favor” while serving as secretary of state.
Abrams refused to concede in the race but said on Nov. 16 that she acknowledged Kemp would “be certified as the victor in the 2018 gubernatorial election.” She also warned that she would be filing a lawsuit to challenge the “the gross mismanagement of this election and to protect future elections from unconstitutional actions.”
“This speech is not a concession, because concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true, or proper,” Abrams said at the time. “As a woman of conscience and faith, I cannot concede that. But, my assessment is the law currently allows no further viable remedy.”
Kemp received about 58,000 more votes than Abrams, according to The New York Times. Altogether, Kemp secured 50.3 percent of the votes and Abrams won 48.8 percent.
