Church leaders across the US speak out against voting restrictions
DAVID CRARY, JONATHAN J. COOPER and EMILY LESHNER
The Associated Press
In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy have assembled outside the state capitols to decry what they view as voter-suppression measures targeting Black and Hispanic people.
Similar initiatives have been undertaken in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and elsewhere as many faith leaders perceive a threat to voting rights that warrants their intervention in a volatile political issue. It is very much in a part of our tradition, as Christians, to be engaged in the public square, said the Rev. Dr. Eric Ledermann, pastor at University Presbyterian Church in Tempe, Arizona, after the event outside the Statehouse.
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Clergy in Georgia are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access or face a boycott
In Arizona and Texas, leaders assembled by state capitols to decry the measures
Similar initiatives have been undertaken in Florida, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio
Georgia has enacted legislation with various restrictive voting provisions
The proposals include tightening requirements for voter IDs, reducing the number of ballot drop boxes and curtailing early voting
More than 350 voting bills are now under consideration in other states
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
Similar initiatives have been undertaken in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and elsewhere as many faith leaders perceive a threat to voting rights. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:22 AM EDT April 18, 2021
In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy have assembled outside the state capitols to decry what they view as voter-suppression measures targeting Black and Hispanic people.
Similar initiatives have been undertaken in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and elsewhere as many faith leaders perceive a threat to voting rights that warrants their intervention in a volatile political issue.
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
DAVID CRARY, JONATHAN J. COOPER and EMILY LESHNER, Associated Press
April 18, 2021
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1of8FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, Voters line up outside Vickery Baptist Church waiting to cast their ballots on Election Day in Dallas. In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy have assembled outside the state capitols to decry what they view as voter-suppression measures targeting Black and Hispanic people.LM Otero/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8FILE - In this Monday, March 29, 2021 file photo, Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon, D-Atlanta,, center, walks beside Martin Luther King, III, as she returns to the State Capitol in Atlanta. Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy have