Hoffa: Georgia Official must stop Ignoring Voter Registration Requests

Democracy Is Threatened By State Dragging Its Heels On Processing Applications

News provided by

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Sep 17, 2014, 05:17 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- James P. Hoffa, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, issued a statement today addressing reports that Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is ignoring more than 50,000 voter registration requests as the deadline for new voters to sign up to participate in the upcoming Nov. 4 election looms near.

"We are supposed to be a nation of one person and one vote. But how can that be when citizens trying to exercise their right to vote are being disenfranchised?" Hoffa said. "The state of Georgia is engaging in voter suppression, plain and simple. No matter one's political affiliation, that is not right and cannot be tolerated. I call on Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp to do his job and process all valid applications so the people's voice can be heard."

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO

SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters