Thread by @fairfightaction

THREAD: Following multiple defeats in the 2020 election, Georgia Republicans are returning to their voter suppression tactics to hold onto waning power. #HB531, presented by voter suppressor Rep. Barry Fleming, includes several rollbacks on voting rights. ⬇️ 1/ #gapol

#HB531 could:

❌Eliminate Sunday Voting
❌Slash 108 Total Available Hrs of Early Vote
❌Remove 1 of 2 Saturday Vote Options
❌Force Counties To Raise Taxes To Pay For Elections
❌Slash Time Counties Can Mail Ballots
❌Prohibit Early Voting on Holidays

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Slash Mail Ballot Application Window By 113 Days
Require Photocopy of ID for VBM App If No Driver's License
Set Restrictive Ballot Return Deadline of 11 Days Before Election

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Allow Counties To Set Arbitrary Time For Ballot Return On New Fri Deadline
Require Counties To Pay For 24/7 In-Person Drop Box Security Official
Limit Drop Boxes To Only In EV Locations Only During Voting

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Ban Use Of Drop Boxes After Early Vote Has Ended
Reject Every Single Out of Precinct Ballot
Allow Problematic Precinct Splitting That Will Confuse Voters
Ban Mobile Voting Used Primarily At Nursing Homes During Pandemic

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Ban Giving & Accepting Water While in Long Lines
Loosen Ballot Secrecy Protections
Cut Election Certification Deadline From 10 Days After Election to 5 Days
And, true to their form, Stop New Early Voting Sites From Being Added

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These draconian proposals are fueled by the same conspiracy theories that led to the Jan. 6 attack on our Capitol. Georgia voters deserve public servants concerned with protecting and serving the people -- not their own power.

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GEORGIA VOTERS:

Call your county election office to warn them about the unfunded mandates that #HB531 would create.

Call these Georgia legislators and demand they OPPOSE HB 531:
Alan Powell: 404-463-3793
Jan Jones: 404-656-5072
Chuck Martin at [phone]

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Lynn Smith at [phone]
Bonnie Rich at [phone]
Houston Gaines: 404-656-0298
Barry Fleming: 404-656-5125
Rick Williams: 404-656-0254
Shaw Blackmon: 404-463-7853
Buddy Deloach: 404-656-0178

END/ #gapol