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contravene the requirements of the Georgia or United States Constitutions.”

Shankey, 257 A. 2d at 898.

170.

Federal courts “possess broad discretion to fashion an equitable

remedy.” Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

781 F.3d 1271, 1290 (11th Cir. 2015); Castle v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., 837

F.2d 1550, 1563 (11th Cir. 1988) (“The decision whether to grant equitable

relief, and, if granted, what form it shall take, lies in the discretion of the

district court.”).

171.

Moreover, “[t]o the extent that a voter is at risk for having his or her

ballot rejected due to minor errors made in contravention of those

requirements, … the decision to provide a ‘notice and opportunity to cure’

procedure to alleviate that risk is one best suited for the Legislature[,] . . .

particularly in light of the open policy questions attendant to that decision,

including what the precise contours of the procedure would be, how the

concomitant burdens would be addressed, and how the procedure would

impact the confidentiality and counting of ballots, all of which are best left to

the legislative branch of Georgia's government.” Id.

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