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Opinion: Ballot process is rigged against some third party candidates
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Gainesville resident Joe Kelenfy approaches a voting machine at the Hall County Government Center in Gainesville, Thursday, July 19, 2018, during the penultimate day of early voting for the Republican primary runoff between Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp. - photo by David Barnes
While many questions have been raised in recent months about how Georgia handles registration and qualification of potential voters, another election issue is also deserving of attention: adding candidates to the ballot. The Libertarian Party of Georgia last week appealed a federal court’s decision upholding existing election law that makes it virtually impossible for third-party candidates or independents to seek election to congressional seats in Georgia.