Mar 12, 2021
At a rally for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff on Dec. 14, 8-year-old Hamilton Dickey holds a sign that reads, future voter. Riley Bunch
ATLANTA â As Republicans move to upend Georgiaâs election laws, progressive voter organizers are looking at a new electorate that âbodes well for the future of Georgiaâs elections.
When Democrats won both U.S. Senate seats in Georgia and President Joe Biden carried the state, many were shocked but voter engagement gurus quickly suggested the Democratic successes did not happen overnight. And after the 2020 election cycle, they said, the work is far from finished.
Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access
By BEN NADLER and ANILA YOGANATHANMarch 1, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) Republican lawmakers in Georgia muscled legislation through the state House on Monday that would roll back voting access, over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest.
The bill comes after record turnout led to Democratic wins in Georgia’s presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs.
House Bill 531 passed the lower legislative chamber by a vote of 97-72. It now goes to the state Senate for more debate.
The far-reaching bill would require a photo ID for absentee voting, limit the amount of time voters have to request an absentee ballot, restrict where ballot drop boxes could be located and when they could be accessed, and limit early voting hours on weekends, among many other changes.
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