ATLANTA – Stacey Abrams, a Democrat vying for the governorship of Georgia, reinforces his claim that his Republican rival Brian Kemp is effectively suppressing minority and women voters, establishing a critical line of demarcation at the polls. one of the most important electoral contests in the country.

Abrams told CNN on Sunday that Kemp was "eroding public confidence" in his current role as Georgian state secretary, as he had blocked 53,000 new voter registration applications, handing over in question their legality under Georgian law.

She called on Kemp to resign as Chief Electoral Officer.

"It's just a refocusing of a failed system, designed both to dissuade voters from voting and … for those who are willing to vote, makes them more difficult to vote, "Abrams told CNN's Jake Tapper.

Kemp says he is only following the law and insists that potential voters can vote in November – though these may be provisional votes that are not counted if voters do not prove their legitimacy .

"It's not complicated," said Kemp spokesman Ryan Mahoney. "Anyone on the" waiting list ", if it is real and qualified, can vote early or polling day in their constituency Stacey Abrams deliberately misleads Georgian voters or simply does not understand how voting works in our state. "

Mahoney added, "Clearly, she is unfit to be governor."

Tapper said on the air that Kemp had declined the invitation to participate in his broadcast.

Voters in limbo could be the key to what should be a tight election as Abrams attempts to break GOP control in Georgia and become the first black governor in American history.

Abrams freely declares that his path to victory requires sporadic voter votes, especially younger and non-white voters. The Associated Press found that 70 percent of the 53,000 pending applications came from black Georgians.

The Georgian law on voter registration, which corresponds to that of the GOP, is in question.

The law requires that the information on the application for registration of an elector correspond exactly to the information contained in his file at the Georgian agency of driving licenses of the Social Security Administration. This can cause problems, for example, to women who have changed their name or their union traits after their marriage. Other examples may include younger voters who have been adopted or for some other reason who use a surname different from that registered with the Social Security Administration at the time of their birth.

Abrams is mocked on Sunday at Kemp's request that the Georgians in question can still vote. She predicted that local election officials would apply a "subjective standard" that is unevenly applied.

"It would be a lot easier if he did his job and treated people properly," she said.

Abrams added: "Voting should not be a matter of trust on the part of voters … and it is eroding public confidence in the system because it has been said to 53,000" You may be able to vote, you can not, it's up to you to prove it. "

The courts could end up deciding the fight. Civil rights activists sued the secretary of state late last November. This trial is pending in federal court.

The postal vote of absentees in Georgia is already under way. The early in-person vote begins on Monday.