Peach Tree Times

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in June contending that several provisions of Georgia Senate Bill 202 were adopted with "the purpose of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race," according to a DOJ press release.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says that isn't true. 

On Sept. 1, Raffensperger announced that he had filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the DOJ to gain access to any communication the agency has had with groups in light of the recent voting legislation passed in Georgia, according to Northwest Georgia News. 

In its complaint, which was filed in June, the DOJ said that the law disproportionately affects certain voters. 

"The Justice Department’s lawsuit alleges that the cumulative and discriminatory effect of these laws — particularly on black voters — was known to lawmakers and that lawmakers adopted the law despite this," according to the DOJ press release. 

Raffensbgerger said his goal with the FOIA request is to access communications between the Justice Department and 62 groups or people, according to Northwest Georgia News. One of the organizations included on this list is Fair Fight Action, which was founded by Stacy Abrams, according to the Northwest Georgia News article. 

Under Georgia's law, voters without ID are able to present their Social Security number instead. The law has drawn criticism for targeting minorities, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.