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States, texas, arizona, georgia, theyre pulling it back and putting it in the hands of the legislatures, the political legislatures. >> reporter: case in point, georgias election integrity act of 2021. 98 pages long. it was signed into law in march by governor brian kemp repeating that republican mantra. >> this bill makes it easy to vote and hard to cheat. >> reporter: among the provisions, it strips power from the georgia secretary of state and allows lawmakers to intervene in how counties adm...

Georgia's State Election Board to review election irregularities that took place in Fulton County during the November 2020 election. | 2020

THE STANDARD NATIONAL Nominated Senator Judy Pareno (ODM). [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] A proposed new legislation in the Senate seeks to outlaw discrimination and incitement of Kenyans along ethnic, religious or racial lines. The National Cohesion and Peace Building Bill will rein in politicians with loose tongues ahead of next years General Election. The proposed law could once again rekindle heated debate on the hustler narrative propagated by allies of Deputy President William Ruto against t...

Basis of race. heres what the attorney general said on friday. >> our complaint alleges that recent changes to election laws were enacted with a purpose of denying or denying black georgians to vote on their race or color, in violation of sectif the voting rights act. b3 thats the dojs position, how do you respond? >> we are looking forward to meeting them and beating them in court. weve been fighting stacy abrams since 2019. we won before and we will win again. >> john: the governor said "this ...

A lawsuit is welcome, but not a substitute for action by Congress.

Bother everybody. >> and the 2020 election, theyve introduced more than 38 bills and 48 states that enhanc voter integrity and security or restrict boating access depending on your perspective. this is a new survey finds that nearly 7 and 10 americans think the government has too much power. a sentiment shared by a stunnin 82% of republicans polled. >> just april down. critics are accusing the doj an overreaching george because the argue in this particular instance but theyre probably trying to ...

Department of justice by targeting his integrity act, bu the attorney general and says this is about protecting voter access for all. day he accused georgia of intentionally disenfranchising its black voters. >> we are scrutinizing new laws that seek to curb for access an that where we see violations of federal law, we will act. and in keeping that promise, today the department of justice is suing the state of georgia. >> georgia president election integrity act which was signed into law in late...

On account of their race or color in violation of section 2 of the voting rights act. his views its grossly dishones and frankly does not reflect th merits of the law, which they say makes it tougher to cheat but easy to vote. a lot of people figures late an successfully defend. up by the ministration continue to do that bidding a stacy abrams and. >> more lies about the georgia election law the secretary of state -- i look for to meeting them and beating them in court. this lawsuit is part of t...

Had the measure been in place last year, tens of thousands of applications and ballots would have been rejected.

Denise Lieberman Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Here we go again. Following in the footsteps of states like Georgia, Florida, and Arizona, North Carolina is moving full speed ahead on legislation deceptively entitled the “Election Integrity Act.” Like similarly titled bills in those other states, it is designed to make it harder to vote, particularly for voters of color. The measure, S.B. 326, was approved by the state senate’s Redistricting and Elections Committee on Wed...