The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 30, 2019 Judge Backs Georgia's Decision to Purge 100,000 Names from Voter Rolls ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In Georgia, a federal judge has backed the state's decision to purge nearly 100,000 names from the state's voter rolls - only months before the 2020 primary. The decision comes as state officials are already facing mounting accusations of voter suppression, particularly against black and low-income communities. .