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Atlanta mayor issues order to ‘mitigate the impact’ of Georgia’s new voting law
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order Tuesday that directs the city’s chief equity officer to implement “a series of actions to mitigate the impact” of Georgia’s new election law imposing a series of voting restrictions.
The city of Atlanta does not have authority over state election law, so the administrative order cannot change any of the new requirements. Most of the actions focus on voter education and staff training to better assist Atlanta residents with information on the new law changes or how to obtain necessary identification.
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Rolling Stone Menu Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Is Pushing Back on Georgia’s Voting Restrictions
The Atlanta mayor using every tool at her disposal to safeguard access to the ballot box
By Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire/AP
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is pushing back against new voting restrictions approved by the Republican-controlled Georgia state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp in March. Lance Bottoms signed an administrative order of her own Tuesday directing city officials to create a plan to “mitigate the impact” of the new rules.
The new rules impose onerous requirements on voting by mail, limit the number of drop-boxes ballots where can be deposited and the hours they will be available to voters, and reduces the number polling places in cities like Atlanta (while expanding the number in more rural areas), and make it easier for state officials to depose local election officials. Republican officials crafted the la
The Special Report All-Star Panel debate if Georgia election law is different from Colorado s voting rights
MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle suggested during an interview Wednesday the new Georgia voting law makes it illegal for voters to have food or water in line with them. We have heard a lot about no food or water in line, but beyond those headlines, what is the most dangerous part of this bill? she asked Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, D. The most dangerous part of this bill, in my opinion, is the dialing back of or giving to the state legislature control over the election process, Bottoms said. In the midst of this 98-page bill, there are provisions that strip the secretary of state of a position on the election board, and it essentially gives oversight to the Republican-led state legislature.