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Clergy in Georgia are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access or face a boycott  In Arizona and Texas, leaders assembled by state capitols to decry the measures  Similar initiatives have been undertaken in Florida, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio  Georgia has enacted legislation with various restrictive voting provisions  The proposals include tightening requirements for voter IDs, reducing the number of ballot drop boxes and curtailing early voting  More than 350 voting bills are now under consideration in other states 

Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions Similar initiatives have been undertaken in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and elsewhere as many faith leaders perceive a threat to voting rights. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:22 AM EDT April 18, 2021 In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy have assembled outside the state capitols to decry what they view as voter-suppression measures targeting Black and Hispanic people. Similar i...

Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions DAVID CRARY, JONATHAN J. COOPER and EMILY LESHNER, Associated Press April 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, Voters line up outside Vickery Baptist Church waiting to cast their ballots on Election Day in Dallas. In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy have assembled outside the state capitols to decry what they view as voter-suppression measures targeting Black...

Faith leaders across U.S. join in decrying voting restrictions By Associated Press Share: 5 Photos FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, Voters line up outside Vickery Baptist Church waiting to cast their ballots on Election Day in Dallas. In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access - or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy have assembled outside the state capitols to decry what they view as voter-suppression measures targeting Black and Hispanic people. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) Photo Gallery ...

(RNS) — Faith leaders in Texas condemned a pair of controversial election bills Wednesday (April 7) working their way through the state Legislature, accusing lawmakers of trying to “dress up Jim and Jane Crow in a tuxedo.” An array of clergy and other religious leaders assembled outside the Capitol in Austin to express opposition to the bills, known as SB 7 and HB 6. They invoked their respective faiths while criticizing provisions of the proposed legislation such as banning drive-thru voting, shortening early voting hours, sending mail voting applications only to voters who request the...