Judge Rules Against ‘Exact Match’ In Georgia

A federal judge ruled Friday that Georgia’s “exact match” rules for voter registration will not apply for next week’s midterm, allowing people who have seen their voter registration held up to vote, The Hill reports.

The “exact match” law used by Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office marks an applicant’s registration as “pending” if the personal information on their voter registration form doesn’t exactly match the information on the state’s Department of Driver Services or the Social Security Administration.