Proposals to restrict voting gain traction in Republican states By Adam Brewster and Caitlin Huey-Burns
Updated on: February 25, 2021 / 11:22 AM / CBS News Republicans push for voter restrictions
After a record turnout election that delivered Democrats the presidency and the Senate, Republican lawmakers in Georgia introduced legislation this week that critics say threatens to diminish the number of voters participating in the state s next elections. If these provisions pass, Georgia would quickly go from being one of the easiest states in which to vote by mail to one of the more difficult ones.
A bill introduced in the state Senate on Tuesday would severely limit who would be able to vote by mail, requiring voters to provide an excuse in order to vote by mail, although Georgia has had no-excuse absentee voting since 2005, when it was passed by a Republican legislature. Mail-in voters would also need to submit identification information to request a
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By Julia Harte and John Whitesides
(Reuters) - Democrats and voting rights groups condemned on Friday a broad proposal by Georgia Republicans to limit absentee and in-person voting in the state, the latest salvo in a national fight over efforts to place new restrictions on casting a ballot.
Republicans said the sweeping measure was needed to bolster confidence in election integrity after former President Donald Trump disputed November s results that saw Joe Biden become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state in 28 years.
The legislation, one of dozens of restrictive voting measures pending in Georgia, would have devastating consequences for voters, a coalition of voting rights groups said in an open letter to Republican state legislators. They said it was designed to reduce the influence of Black voters, whose heavy turnout helped propel Biden to victory and delivered Democrats two U.S. Senate wins in January.
By Julia Harte and John Whitesides (Reuters) - Democrats and voting rights groups condemned on Friday a broad proposal by Georgia Republicans to limit.