Georgia ballot rules mean voters are falling between cracks, advocates say

The key state is seeing record early voting - but some say restrictions are disproportionately affecting certain groups

Just six days before the midterm election, Madison Cook, an eager first-time Georgia voter and a college student at school in Mississippi, awaited the arrival of her requested absentee ballot. She continued to follow up with her county election officials. But nearly one month after her application was processed, it appeared to be lost in the mail.

Here's a great example of a voter who is falling through the cracks," said Vasu Abhiraman, deputy policy and advocacy director at ACLU of Georgia, who received an email seeking help for Cook. If she doesn't get her ballot, she has almost no hope of voting."