Breaking: Republicans in Georgia Senate just voted to repeal no-excuse absentee voting, which 1.3 million voters used in November, including 450,000 Republicans
Georgia Republicans wrote mail voting law & defended until Dems & Black voters started using in large numbers
Georgia Republicans wrote mail voting law & defended until Dems & Black voters started using in large numbers
Georgia Republicans passing largest rollback of voting rights since Jim Crow, targeting mail voting, early voting & automatic voter registration
"every single metric of voter access that has been a good in Georgia is now under attack” says @staceyabrams motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
"every single metric of voter access that has been a good in Georgia is now under attack” says @staceyabrams motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
It’s more important than ever for Dems to pass For the People Act & John Lewis Voting Rights Act to stop GOP voter suppression
“Republicans unchecked are creating an existential crisis for democracy” @staceyabrams tells me motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
“Republicans unchecked are creating an existential crisis for democracy” @staceyabrams tells me motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
Under GA Senate bill you can only vote by mail if out of town, disabled or over 65 (a demographic that is much whiter & more Republican than state as a whole)
So elderly white Republicans can still vote by mail but young & diverse Georgians cannot. This is election rigging
So elderly white Republicans can still vote by mail but young & diverse Georgians cannot. This is election rigging
Here’s why Georgia GOP repealing no-excuse absentee voting:
White share of mail voters dropped from 67% in 2016 to 54% in 2020 while Black share grew from 23% to 31%, finds @BrennanCenter
30% of Black voters voted by mail vs 24% of white voters brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
White share of mail voters dropped from 67% in 2016 to 54% in 2020 while Black share grew from 23% to 31%, finds @BrennanCenter
30% of Black voters voted by mail vs 24% of white voters brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
“We are seeing again and again this version of Jim Crow in a suit and tie,” says @staceyabrams. "It is designed explicitly for the same reason as Jim Crow, to block communities of color from active participation in choosing the leadership that will guide their democracy.”
One important victory last night in Georgia: Senate GOP did not pass bill repealing automatic voter registration
5 million of 7.6 million Georgians registered or updated registration through AVR. 1 million new voters added to rolls since 2016, two-thirds of them voters of color
5 million of 7.6 million Georgians registered or updated registration through AVR. 1 million new voters added to rolls since 2016, two-thirds of them voters of color
"The purpose of all of the vote-limiting bills we have before us is to validate a lie. It is to prevent massive voter turnout from happening again, especially in minority communities" says @merritt4ga ajc.com/politics/georg…
.@staceyabrams says Georgia Republicans intentionally targeting voters of color
"This is entirely driven by existential crisis of a Republican Party that has decided that rather than adapt to the changing needs of the populace, it is easier to stop people from participating.”
"This is entirely driven by existential crisis of a Republican Party that has decided that rather than adapt to the changing needs of the populace, it is easier to stop people from participating.”
Powerful statement from Jimmy Carter denouncing voter suppression in Georgia: "as our state legislators seek to turn back the clock through legislation that will restrict access to voting for many Georgians, I am disheartened, saddened, and angry" cartercenter.org/news/pr/2021/p…
Carter: "We must not promote confidence among one segment of the electorate by restricting the participation of others. Our goal always should be to increase, not decrease, voter participation."
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