A national voting rights organization that secured a court order last month directing Georgia’s Secretary of State to turn over records associated with the rejection of more than a half-million voter registration applications has sent a letter to Gov. Nathan Deal asking him to “take steps to reassure Georgia voters that they can expect a safe voting environment where they will be able to cast their ballot and have it counted.”

The letter, signed by Project Vote President Michael Slater, also asked the governor to work with Georgia’s attorney general and Secretary of State Brian Kemp to develop protocols to respond to election officials or voters who may encounter acts of intimidation at the polls next week.

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