Georgia Republican Rep. Robert Dickey Says Party Feels Good About New Voting Law
On 4/16/21 at 2:08 PM EDT
Georgia Republican state Representative Robert Dickey said the party feels good about the state s new voting law, amid criticisms from Democrats and voting rights activists who view the bill as restrictive. We spent a lot of time looking at lots of areas. It really started more than two years ago, after the governor election. We just feel really strongly in the state that you ve got to have integrity in the election process, Dickey said in a recent interview with the civic media organization, A Starting Point (ASP)
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Male Republican lawmakers in Georgia received a social media backlash from female colleagues after publicly mocking rapper Cardi B’s “backside” during a debate on the state House floor.
On Monday Kasey Carpenter, spoke on a bill about anaesthesia legislation in which he said, to general laughter: “Is it not true that this bill will provide safety measures to ensure that Cardi B’s backside implants will be safe and ensure a lifetime of effectiveness?”
Lee Hawkins, chair of the house’s health and human services committee, replied: “You promised me you wouldn’t get into this booty bill thing. But yes, this provides protection for any type of procedure in an outpatient setting.”
Georgia Republican lawmakers were criticized this week after they publicly mocked singer Cardi B s backside during a debate on the state House floor.
During a discussion on Monday about anesthesia legislation, Rep. Kasey Carpenter (R) rose to ask a question. Is it not true that this bill will provide safety measures to ensure that Cardi B s backside implants will be safe and ensure a lifetime of effectiveness? Carpenter said to laughter. You promised me you wouldn t get into this booty bill thing, House Health & Human Services Committee Chairman Lee Hawkins (R) replied. But yes, this provides protection for any type of procedure in an outpatient setting.
A bill that would overhaul many of the ways Georgians vote has passed the state House of Representatives along party lines.
House Bill 531, sponsored by Republican Rep. Barry Fleming, adds additional ID requirements for absentee ballots and places limitations on the use of absentee ballot drop boxes. It also bans private funding of election operations, restricts the use of private venues as polling sites except in the case of an emergency and reduces early and weekend voting.
“House Bill 531 is designed to begin to bring back the confidence of our voters back into our election system. A main component of that effort is by enacting several revisions, which will make the administration of elections easier by our local elections officials,” said Fleming.