ATLANTA β Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has renewed his call for a constitutional amendment prohibiting non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections in Georgia.
Raffensperger said a recent surge in illegal immigrants crossing the nationβs southern border makes stopping non-citizens from voting more important than ever.
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