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Despite no evidence of widespread fraud, Republicans say their bills target the perceptions of voting problems. But the ones being passed don't really do that.
A major overhaul of Georgia’s absentee voting system and other election changes brought by Republican lawmakers passed in the state Senate Monday by a party-line vote, sparking cries of voter
Georgia Recorder Proposed election restrictions include buffer zone to hand voters water Atlantans Diane Latham (L) and Holly Frew handed out bottled water and snacks to voters during 2020 primary early voting at Fulton County's College Park library precinct. Six-hour waits to cast a ballot at the precinct were common all day. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder After hearing reports of people standing in line for hours after early voting opened in last June’s primary election, Atlanta resident Holly Frew decided to pitch in to make the wait outside a Fulton County precinct more bearable. She a...
State lawmakers want to appoint a new chairman for the State Election Board and make Raffensperger a non-voting member of the board.
Primary Content Caption Rep. Barry Fleming, Chairman of the House Special Committee on Election Integrity, is one of many Republican lawmakers that voted to approve no-excuse absentee voting in 2005. Credit: Georgia House A partisan divide over voting rights is nothing new for Georgia lawmakers: For years, Republicans have pushed changes they say would eliminate voter fraud while Democrats argue those measures amount to voter suppression that would disenfranchise minority voters. That’s still true in 2021, as a raft of election bills work their way through the legislature that ...