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![Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a run-off election night party at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead on January 5, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0406-brian-kemp-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Trip Over Themselves to Defend Georgia Voter Suppression Law
Republicans are making easily debunked claims about the new voter law in attempts to pull the wool over people’s eyes.
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Coca-Cola and Delta Only Opposed Georgia Election Bill After Public Backlash
The companies have donated tens of thousands of dollars to the lawmakers who sponsored the voter suppression bills.
![Demonstrators protest outside of the state capitol building in opposition of House Bill 531 on March 8, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0401-georgia-vote-400x300.jpg)
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.
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Biden Backs Moving Baseball All-Star Game From Georgia Due to Voting Law
MLB Players Association head Tony Clark says, “players are very much aware” of the political situation in Georgia.
![Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to the media on December 15, 2020, in Savannah, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2021_0331-brian-kemp-400x300.jpg)
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.
![A voter is seen at the Metropolitan Library polling place on Election Day in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 3, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0326-georgia-vote-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon was arrested for knocking on Gov. Brian Kemp's office door on March 25, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2021_0326-georgia-rep-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Sens. Mitch McConnell and Roy Blunt conduct a news conference in the Capitol to oppose the House Democrats' elections legislation "For the People Act," on March 6, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2021_0326-mcconnell-blunt-400x300.jpg)
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.
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There’s a Path to Ending the Filibuster, If Democrats Move Wisely
It's time to clear a path to improve people's lives with historic progressive legislation. The filibuster must go.
![Sen. Amy Klobuchar wears a protective mask during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on January 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0325-klobuchar-400x300.jpg)
Klobuchar Defends Voting Rights Bill, Deriding “Chaos” of GOP-Backed Suppression
The For the People Act would expand early voting, require states set up automatic voter registration, and more.