Everything you need to know about the Georgia voting bill
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The GOP-controlled Georgia legislature passed a 98-page voter suppression bill last week that many experts have called an attack on the integrity of the state s electoral processes. The bill has been accused of specifically disenfranchising Black voters in Georgia, and some leading Democratic lawmakers have compared the legislation to the Jim Crow Era the time following the end of slavery in the United States, when legislation discriminated against Black Americans.
First, here s some background info:
The passage of SB 202 was motivated by unfounded claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Although there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, Republican lawmakers have continued to push this narrative which has cleared the way for legislation that restricts the rights of voters in the name of election integrity.
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