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Georgia’s New Voting Law Is Rife With Hidden Horrors
The law allows unlimited challenges against voters and slashes county election boards’ ability to resist suppression.
GA Republicans Supported Voting Buses and Drop Boxes Until GOP Started Losing
Some Republican legislators who promoted voting buses and drop boxes in 2020 have since voted to restrict them.
Republicans Can’t Figure Out How to Get People to Dislike the For the People Act
A Koch group said it’s “incredibly difficult” to sway even Republicans against H.R. 1.
Georgia Republicans Just Passed a Law to Make It Easier to Overturn Elections
The bill hands the GOP-controlled legislature far-reaching control over election administration and who gets to vote.
GA Rep. Arrested for Knocking on Kemp’s Door as He Signed Voter Suppression Bill
Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon was reportedly charged with two felonies for knocking on the governor's office door.
Right-Wing Groups Attack Election and Ethics Reform Bill
Conservative groups are pulling out the stops to attack S. 1 and its House equivalent, H.R. 1.
Inspired by Georgia, GOP Is Creating “Best Practices” Guide on Voter Suppression
With help from the Heritage Foundation, GOP leaders are working on national guidelines for voter suppression laws.
Large Corporations Are Already Breaking Pledges to Not Donate to Republicans
Just a month after the Capitol attack, AT&T, Intel and Cigna donated $50,000 total to Republican fundraising committees.
Raphael Warnock Slams GOP Assault on Voting Rights in First Senate Speech
Warnock called on Congress to pass the For the People Act, also known as H.R. 1, a sweeping voting reform bill.
Georgia GOP Jams 91 New Pages Into Voter Suppression Bill an Hour Before Meeting
Among the new proposals is a “challenger law,” which in some states has been used to block oppressed groups from voting.