Effect of Georgia's voting law unclear, despite high turnout
Georgia’s 2022 election season ended dramatically this past week
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Georgia’s 2022 election season ended dramatically this past week
Georgia's 2022 election season ended dramatically last week because of the closely watched Senate runoff that solidified Democratic control of the chamber, not for any large-scale problems with voting.
Republicans in the state say concerns over a 2021 law that imposed several new restrictions on voting were overblown. Voting rights and community groups say their grassroots efforts to work around the new restrictions were key to the relatively strong turnout.
Georgia’s 2022 election season ended dramatically this past week, but that was because of the closely watched Senate runoff that solidified Democratic control of the chamber and not for any large-scale problems with voting.
“Georgia’s election system has been challenged and scrutinized and criticized and passed every test,” Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.