Elections officials fear Georgia law could politicize voting operations reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Elections officials fear Georgia law could politicize voting operations Reuters 1 hr ago
By Julia Harte and Joseph Ax
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Election officials in conservative and liberal parts of Georgia say a new law allowing a Republican-controlled state agency to take over local voting operations could make the process too partisan.
Voting rights advocates have also warned that the provision, part of sweeping voting restrictions signed into law last week by Governor Brian Kemp, targets Democratic bastions such as Atlanta s Fulton County that helped deliver the party control of the White House and Congress in recent elections.
The new law has mostly gained attention for its measures to strengthen absentee ballot identification requirements, curtail ballot drop box use and penalize members of the public who offer food and water to voters in line.
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