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THREAD: Georgia's anti-voting rights bill of 2020 is here.
#SB463 #gapol
1. Because the Sec of State and State Election Board (SEB) failed to do its job in preparation for the 3/24 primary, they are now forcing #SB463 onto GA’s legislature and passing blame for their failures onto GA’s counties. Here’s one example out of many:
ajc.com/news/state--re…
2. #SB463 would remove responsibility from the SEB to ensure counties are complying with federal laws; it could allow counties to reject absentee ballots that do not include copies of photo ID;
3. Continued, #SB463 could also fewer voting machines per voter in some elections, causing longer lines; and could allow last-minute precinct splitting. Read bill here: legis.ga.gov/legislation/en…
4. Join us TOMORROW to demand the Senate Ethics Committee stop #SB463 from moving forward.
5. Can’t join us? Call Senate Ethics Chair Senator Kay Kirkpatrick at 404-656-3932 and demand she stop #SB463
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THREAD: GA taxpayers are footing a $150M, 20yr bill for a voting machine contract that only lasts 10--and machines that may not last 6. The contract is full of hidden costs & leaves counties w/ more questions than answers. Highlights from our analysis at GeorgiaVotingMachines.com
The SOS failed to purchase enough machines for counties to comply with GA code. It took them 5 months to realize this & order more. Unfortunately, this purchase could add $5M in county licensing/warranty fees to an already staggering $47Million price tag. bit.ly/2Lq6czW
To put that in perspective, Fulton County may pay up to 45% more every year, $4.3Million total, in licensing/warranty costs under this new contract. DeKalb County may spend nearly 30% of its entire Elections budget on these same costs.
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REALLY, @GaSecofState?

Every single county that piloted the new machines had problems.

(THREAD) #gapol
Even before Election Day, the pilot program was a flop, with @GaSecofState reducing the number of handpicked pilot counties from ten to six (out of 159) because he could not get 10 counties ready in time.
All six of @GASecofState's handpicked counties are heavily Republican. The most populous county tested was Georgia’s 13th largest. No urban counties were tested. No counties in which voters of color are a majority were tested.
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“Good evening, my fellow Americans. Happy Lunar New Year. I’m Stacey Abrams, and I am honored to join the conversation about the state of our union.” #AbramsAddress
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At the Georgia State Election Board meeting today, students silently protest the state’s new voting machines, which print a summary card w/ a QR code. The QR code, which voters can’t read, will be the only part counted as their vote—even in a recount. #BanQRCodeVoting #gapol 1/
Photograph via @dufort_jeanne. #BanQRCodeVoting 2/
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Sara Tindall Ghazal
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Good morning, #GaPol and Georgia voters! It's time for another @GaSecofState State Election Board meeting! Reviewing the new regulations that may or may not apply to elections that start on Monday. In 3 days.
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Today’s filing in the Curling v. Raffensperger case proves what we already knew - Georgia’s elections are still not secure. #GaPol
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Georgia election officials farm out ballot creation to ES&S subcontractors who work FROM HOME: not even state employees! A corrupt insider or attack on one of these subcontractors could corrupt every ballot in GA. Are there background checks at least? Thread. #gapol 1/
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