Corporations Back Away From Georgia Voting Bill After Funding Its Sponsors
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a news conference about the state s new Election Integrity Act at AJ’s Famous Seafood and Poboys on April 10, 2021, in Marietta, Georgia.
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On March 25, the Georgia state legislature passed a now-infamous Republican-backed bill that introduced a series of stringent voter restrictions under the auspices of “election integrity.” The bill (SB 202), which Democrats across the board have described as a grievous violation of voting rights, limits the number of drop boxes, reduces the time allowed to request a ballot, bars election officials from sending out mass absentee ballot applications, and criminalizes the practice of handing out food or water to voters waiting in line, as