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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Boulee denies the organizations' motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin provisions of Georgia's election law relating to runoff election procedures which allegedly discriminate against Black voters. The two provisions say runoffs will be held four weeks after the general election and mandate that advance voting for runoffs begin no later than the second Monday immediately prior to the runoff and end on the Friday before the runoff. The organizations have not shown that eliminating the registration period before a runoff or shortening the early voting window disproportionately impacts Black voters. The officials presented legitimate justifications for the provisions, including creating a more efficient runoff schedule. The lead-up to the law's passage may show a motivation to curtail new Democratic voters but it does not show a racially discriminatory motivation.