Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp
Credit: AP/John Amis

WASHINGTON — The state has missed the deadline to submit documents related to a federal inquiry into Georgia’s elections system and alleged voter suppression during the contentious 2018 governor’s race, 11Alive has confirmed.

Earlier this month, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) sent letters to both Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger, requesting a laundry list of documents related to reports of voting problems be submitted by March 20. That didn’t happen according to a spokesperson for the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

“We have not yet received the documents we requested on alleged voter suppression in Georgia,” a statement from the committee said. “However, representatives of Georgia’s Governor, the Governor’s Office, and the Secretary of State’s Office have committed to fully cooperating with our inquiry in a timely way, and we expect them to abide by that commitment.”

Kemp, the current governor of Georgia, was overseeing the tight gubernatorial race as Secretary of State at the same time he was running against Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams. […]