Dougherty Co. political parties react to state voter bills
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By Gabrielle Ware | March 10, 2021 at 9:04 AM EST - Updated March 10 at 1:30 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - State election bills that would change rules around absentee voting inch closer to becoming law. This comes after record absentee voting in the last General Election.
Dougherty County GOP and Democratic chairmen discussed the legislation.
Senate Bill 241 requires absentee voters to be over the age of 65, have a disability, or be out of town on Election Day. You must provide identification when applying.
“I’ve been in Dougherty County my whole life,” said Dougherty County Democratic Chair James Williams. “We deal with challenges and issues and we get past those issues. Dougherty has voted in the past and made history in January. We will adapt to whatever the law tells us to do. It’s just ironic that they’re changing in the middle of the stream when they lost the election.”