Georgia has been rocked by furious battles over election laws ever since Democrat Stacey Abrams' narrow loss to Republican Brian Kemp in the 2018 governor's race. The statewide brawl burst into the national consciousness in 2021, when Republicans — under pressure from GOP activists who pushed Donald Trump's false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of widespread fraud — rammed through a sprawling law placing new restrictions on voters. Now, with only months to go before a likely rematch between Trump and President Joe Biden, Georgia is tinkering with state election laws once again.
A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges - The Daily Reporter greenfieldreporter.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greenfieldreporter.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Georgia has been rocked by furious battles over election laws ever since Democrat Stacey Abrams' narrow loss to Republican Brian Kemp in the 2018 governor's race.
Georgia Republicans are seeking further restrictions on who can cast a ballot. Lawmakers passed a bill that allows “vigilante” challenges to large numbers of voter registrations, a move opponents say could see legitimate voters struck from the rolls.