Former Sen. David Perdue, left, says an election finance bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp unfairly favors Kemp as they vie to be the Republican candidate for Georgia governor. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
ATLANTA -- Gov. Brian Kemp and former Sen. David Perdue won’t duke it out at the ballot box until May, but lawyers for both candidates faced off in federal court Monday over whether a new state election finance law unfairly favors the governor.
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