Sanders criticizes Georgia for voter registration: "cowardly Republicans" blatantly suppress vote

Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersSenators warns Trump that relations with Saudi Arabia are in danger Hillicon Valley: Facebook removes accounts for "spam" policy | Revealed Research Shows Google's Difficulties With Freedom of Speech Online | Trump's eulogy for North Korea complicates cyber deterrence | Senators want a memo from Google on a privacy issue called Overnight Health Care – Presented by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs – Some ObamaCare Bonuses Will Fall Next Year | Sanders meets Trump on "Medicare for all" | Panel to Look at Increasing Rates of Maternal Mortality MORE (I-Vt.) On Friday attacked Georgian Republicans, including State Secretary Elections Brian Kemp (R), after reporting that tens of thousands of inscriptions, mostly for black voters, were still waiting for mid-term elections.

In a tweet, the Progressive Senator accused Republicans of specifically targeting African Americans because of their tendency to vote Democrats. Kemp's opponent, former legislator Stacey Abrams (D), is running to become the first black woman to serve as governor of the United States.

The Georgia NAACP would intend to file a lawsuit against Kemp regarding voter registration forms.

"In Georgia, in an attempt to win the election, cowardly Republicans openly suppress the vote and deny many African Americans the right to participate in elections," Sanders wrote on Twitter Friday.

In Georgia, in an attempt to win the election, cowardly Republicans flagrantly suppress the vote and deny many African Americans the right to vote. Every American must protest energetically against this scandalous action. https://t.co/UyTYfJJteR

– Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) October 12, 2018

The Abrams campaign has called on Kemp, who oversees the election in his role as secretary of state, to resign from his post.

"As he has been doing for years, Brian Kemp maliciously exercises the power of his office to repress the vote for political gain and to silence the voices of thousands of eligible voters – the majority of them them people of color, "said Abrams spokeswoman Abigail Collazo on Thursday.

A spokeswoman for Kemp's office told The Hill on Wednesday that the suspensions had been caused by "perfectly adapted" state law, a policy requiring that the plaintiff's information exactly match those listed by the department. State Driving Services or the Social Security Administration.

Kemp's campaign told CNN on Thursday that the estimated 53,000 people affected by the voter registration problem could solve the problem by voting provisional ballots on polling day.

"While outside agitators denigrate this office and attack us falsely, we kept our heads low and remained focused on ensuring safe, accessible and fair elections for all voters," said a spokesman.