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Same thing. >> furthermore, katy, legislators including in michigan are going into session around the country and we can expect bills, voting restrictive measures, to be put forward in the winter and the spring. i was at the rally at which former president trump spoke in arizona, he was explicit that he was pushing republicans to ban ballot dropboxes and call for an end to absentee or mail-in voting unless youre in the military or, quote, extremely sick. >> lets talk about the appoint ing and el...

Words just like their quarterbacking idea, just like theyre ending and the filibuster idea, just like the dc statehood, puerto rico statehood idea, its all about power grab and all about riggin the system. it doesnt have anything to do with actual voting rights, and thats why joe was in georgia i not joes home state of delawar where voting regulations in his state where he served 575,000 years, are far more restrictive in georgias laws are some of the most accessible voting laws in the country. ...

But number one is because more people voted than ever before. we had the highest turnover weve ever had. more michigan citizens on both sides of the aisle participated and took advantage of their opportunities, their options to vote whether it was by mail or absentee or in person. and secondly, we no security breaches. our elections were secure. every valid vote was counted. it was counted efficiently, more efficiently than it had been in the past, and then third, our results withstood not just ...

Now, that said, if any of those provisions become law through the loophole you were mentioning early that circumvents the governors signature when we have an issue where it will be more difficult and confusing for citizens to vote the same way they have in most recent elections, particularly absentee and that will make it more difficult for us to run elections and communicate with voters about what they need to do to make sure their voice is heard. >> i want people to understand like what -- how...

Anyone to vote in lincoln county. they are not partisan big d democrats they are small d democrats, supporting democracy for everyone. nationally, though, we know that more than 1,688 polling places have been shuttered since the supreme court decision shall be the holder in 2013. thats when the supreme court gutted the voting rights act. 1,688 places closed. before that decision, georgia was one of nine states not allowed to change its lex laws in ways that would negatively impact minoritys vote...

Now georgia allows anyone to request an absentee having. there are specific and in fact in november they couldnt collect an absentee ballot. and over when i ammingly early center. georgia, the new law. allows her 17 days of early voting. new york only has 9. im not saying vote reforms are not needed. its to point out and its as simple assay that is too simplistic.

Constitution in 2018 to, among other things, give themselves the right to vote absentee. so we could anticipate legal battles, but those -- you know, the ability for us to protect our voters is strengthened and will be significantly strengthened if the federal government acts and passes the freedom to vote act. >> and the most important point you made here is all of these -- all of these little shenanigans are designed to almost -- to erode even more confidence in the system. some of this is a b...

Be kept from voting and georgia is not alone. >> brian: do you think, governor, they are characterizing the changes in election law in georgia accurately and, if not, what is wrong? >> oh, man, i feel like i need to be in the studio with big white boards putting up the facts versus the lies that they are saying. you know, president biden is talking about us ache suppressive state for voting. his own state of delaware, you got to have an excuse to vote absentee by mail. when we passed this legisl...

Norm of voting in person on election day unless you have a valid reason to vote absentee, like youre in the military or youre very sick. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the former president has a stranglehold on this political party. the republican party here. and what you just heard from him last night was essentially tell these republican legislatures to do away with absen or mail-in balloting, to do away with ballot drop boxes here. these are the types of voter restriction efforts here t...

The mind-set of the president was rallies are peaceful in trump land. theres a lot of evidence that needs to be looked at as to how that violence got instigated. it started people like ray epps, for example, to come up in the news, but i get back to this, ari. its like where do we disagree? i mean theres a concern here among the american people that the polls clearly show half of the americansly was a problem with that election. im saying to you and im asking you, do you agree there was a democr...