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Georgia on my mind in Nevada | Pat Hickey
Pat Hickey Memo from the Middle is an opinion column written by RGJ columnist Pat Hickey, a member of the Nevada Legislature from 1996 to 2016.
The occasion was a long-overdue visit to see our two daughters in Georgia. Freshly vaccinated, we finally had the chance to view how much our grandchildren have sprouted since the pandemic kept us shuttered at home.
Visiting Savannah and Atlanta, we witnessed both the “Old” and the “New” South. Is there a lesson to be learned from a visit to Georgia as it relates to the demographic and political changes occurring in Nevada? In some ways.
Georgia is at the forefront of the partisan fight over voting rights and election law.
The Associated Press sat down this week with Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor in 2018 and a leading voice on ballot access, to talk about a sweeping new state law that tightens some Georgia voting rules after Democrats carried the state in the 2020 elections.
The interview has been condensed for brevity:
AP: Please explain what you mean when you say this new law will make it harder for Georgians to vote, particularly Black and other minority Georgians.
Abrams: In the 2018 election and the 2020 election, there has been an increased use of early voting, in-person absentee voting, use of drop boxes. And these are all of the things that have been tightened. The change from (using) signature verification to using an ID to submit your absentee ballot is a direct result to lawsuits that we filed to allow more people to use absentee balloting.
The Associated Press sat down this week with Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor in 2018 and a leading voice on ballot access, to talk about a sweeping new state law that tightens some Georgia voting rules after Democrats carried the state in the 2020 elections.
The interview has been condensed for brevity:
In this Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, file photo, Democrat Stacey Abrams walks on Senate floor before of members of Georgia’s Electoral College cast their votes at the state Capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, Pool, File)
AP: Please explain what you mean when you say this new law will make it harder for Georgians to vote, particularly Black and other minority Georgians.