Defense of Georgia voting law ignores key facts | Letters
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Essington noted that the
Washington Post gave President Joe Biden “Four Pinocchios” for his claim the Georgia law “ends voting hours early.” While the president was incorrect on this particular claim, the abundance of overall evidence suggests that the Georgia law suppresses voting.
This added cost is unnecessary and discriminatory. Voter ID laws absolutely lower turnout among poor people and, disproportionately, people of color, as confirmed by a 2014 study by the Government Accountability Office.
The law also limits the time for requesting an absentee ballot and makes drop boxes for filled-out “mail-in” ballots less accessible.