Dems can't remove Crawford from ballot
by Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Georgia Democrats won’t be able to strike from the November ballot a candidate who has said he will switch to the GOP if elected. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp says the Democrats have no legal standing to remove Rep. Rick Crawford.

Kemp says the Democrats could have disqualified Crawford during the primary.

But he says once Crawford was certified by his party and nominated by voters during the July 31st primary election, no political party can strike him from the ballot.

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