What is the Georgia voting law, and why is it controversial?
Critics of the new rules say they will disenfranchise black, disabled, and other minorities, and lead to voter suppression
13 April 2021 • 12:27am
Protester holds up a sign on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol as new voter law is passed
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The new Georgia elections law signed by the state’s Republican governor has earned an unprecedented backlash from civil rights groups, corporations, corners of Hollywood, and a pointed denunciation from President Joe Biden.
The far-reaching new legislation, which bans people from handing out food or water to voters waiting in line and allows the Republican-controlled State Election Board to remove and replace county election officials among other measures, has drawn an intense national scrutiny.