Georgia Governor, State Legislature Passes State Election Overhaul
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Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs GOP Election Bill Amid OutcryGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.
Democrats and voting rights groups say the law will disproportionately disenfranchise voters of color. It is part of a wave of GOP-backed election bills introduced in states around the nation after former President Donald Trump alleged fraud led to his 2020 election defeat.
As Kemp was delivering remarks shortly after signing the bill, he...
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Georgia Governor Signs Election Overhaul, Including Changes To Absentee VotingGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed a massive overhaul of election laws, shortly after the Republican-controlled state legislature approved it. The bill enacts new limitations on mail-in voting, expands most voters' access to in-person early voting and caps a months-long battle over voting in a battleground state.
"With Senate bill 202, Georgia will take another step toward ensuring our elections are secure, accessible and fair," Kemp told reporters Thursday evening.
Kemp's remarks during the signing appeared to have been cut short as Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon was escorted...
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Georgia's Republican-led legislature passes sweeping voting restrictionsGeorgia lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to legislation to impose sweeping new restrictions on voting access in the state that make it harder to vote by mail and give the state legislature more power over elections.
The measure was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, on Thursday evening. “Significant reforms to our state elections were needed. There’s no doubt there were many alarming issues with how the election was handled, and those problems, understandably, led to a crisis of confidence,” Kemp said during prepared remarks shortly...
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