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    Jimmy Carter Calls For Georgia Secretary Of State's Resignation In Personal Plea

    Brian Kemp isn't just overseeing Georgia's gubernatorial election, he's also the GOP nominee. And the former president says that double role — among other controversies — endangers voter confidence.
    by Colin Dwyer Oct 29, 2018 2 minutes
    Former President Jimmy Carter has devoted much of his post-presidential life to observing elections overseas. He is asking GOP gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp to step down from his position as Georgia secretary of state "to ensure the confidence of our citizens."

    Former President Jimmy Carter has personally urged the Republican candidate for governor in Georgia to resign from his position overseeing the state's elections. Carter lodged his appeal to Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp in a letter dated last Monday and first obtained by The Associated Press.

    The contents of the letter were confirmed to NPR by a spokesperson for the Carter Center, the former president's across the world.

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