Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus applauds MLBâs opposition of Georgia voting law
A protest was held over SB 202, an elections law that recently signed into law in Georgia. (Source: WALB)
By Josh Carter | April 5, 2021 at 5:21 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 8:58 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Legilative Black Caucus is âstanding in solidarityâ with Major League Baseballâs opposition of Georgiaâs new voting law - which they call ârestrictive.â
âLaws making it more difficult to vote are especially alarming to members of the MLBC, who have seen the introduction of bills this legislative session aimed at purging the voter rolls,â wrote Angela Turner Ford, Chair of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus.