NEWS BRIEF: LGBTQ group condemns Raffensperger’s election meddling
Raffensperger called out for opposition to Woolard.
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The executive director of Georgia Equality sent an open letter Monday to Brad Raffensperger concerning recent objections expressed by the secretary of state to the possibility of Cathy Woolard becoming chair of the Fulton County Board of Elections. Jeff Graham, whose organization supports LGBTQ rights and inclusion, called Woolard “the epitome of a good public servant” and added, “I find your threats to immediately move to disband the local board of elections and replace it with officials from the state to be extremely troubling and an affront to the very concept of local control of the election process.” Woolard, formerly president of the Atlanta City Council, had been a lobbyist for Planned Parenthood and for Stacey Abrams’ elections advocacy group Fair Fight Action, which Raffensperger referred to as “a very far-left activist group,” adding that Woolard’s nomination would threaten the integrity of elections. yahoo.com