On a party-line vote, the Georgia House just adopted a measure that work restrict drop boxes, require voter ID for mail-in ballots and gives the Republican-controlled Legislature more authority over local elections officials. #gapol
The measure is now sent to the Georgia Senate, which has adopted its own version of the measure. I’ve heard from multiple sources there’s an outside chance the two chambers hash out their disagreements *today* for final passage though Monday might be more attainable ... #gapol
Republicans sound increasingly optimistic the House and Senate can come to terms on the final version of elections legislation later today, meaning that @GovKemp could sign it as soon as tomorrow. #gapol
Text: "If @GeoffDuncanGA wants a GOP 2.0, this is his moment ..." The LG is among GOP officials weighing whether to move forward with an immediate vote to pass elections legislation. #gapol
@GeoffDuncanGA ... And the vote is indeed moving forward. The Georgia Senate is on the cusp of approving sweeping elections measures that could soon be signed into law by @GovKemp. #gapol ajc.com/politics/bill-…
@GeoffDuncanGA @GovKemp One of the many points of contention in the measure that has riled up local elex officials #gapol
@GeoffDuncanGA @GovKemp Democratic @senatorjen has a new tag line for the measure: A "Christmas tree of goodies in terms of voter suppression." #gapol
@GeoffDuncanGA @GovKemp @senatorjen "Voters see through these bills and they will become all the more determined to not let anyone - or any thing - get in the way of their right to vote," says @elenaparent, promising Republicans will face repercussions in '22 for backing elex restrictions. #gapol
@GeoffDuncanGA @GovKemp @senatorjen @elenaparent In a 34-20 vote, the Georgia Senate has given final passage to a measure that includes new absentee voter ID requirements, drop box limits and state takeovers of local elections management. Kemp expected to soon sign it. #gapol ajc.com/politics/bill-…

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26 Mar
The Jolt: Even as @GovKemp was denying charges that the sweeping elections changes he signed didn’t suppress the vote, authorities outside his office were dragging away a Black legislator who knocked on his office door to watch his remarks. #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
@GovKemp One veteran GOP activist worries that Republicans “seem to have done the impossible.” “Passage of a bill that does nothing substantive to address concerns of GOP voters while maximizing blowback from Democrats which will be amplified in the press." #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
.@GOPChairwoman Ronna McDaniel: “Democrats are peddling a false narrative ... We look forward to defending this law in court.” #gapol Image
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25 Mar
“Why are you arresting her?” This Facebook Live video from @TWareStevens shows the moment authorities detained state Rep. Park Cannon as @GovKemp was behind those doors signing elections restrictions into law. #gapol
@TWareStevens @GovKemp Said Stevens, who is at the jail w/ Cannon now: "She wasn’t banging on the door. She was knocking on the door. She was being respectful. She knew he was signing a bill that would affect all Georgians – why would he hide behind closed doors? This isn’t a monarchy." #gapol
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25 Mar
Georgia @GovKemp has signed legislation that tightened voting rules after last year’s close presidential race by imposing voter ID requirements, limiting drop boxes and allowing state takeovers of local elections offices. #gapol

#gapol ajc.com/politics/bill-…
@GovKemp Kemp on critics who label the measure as "Jim Crow in a suit and tie." - "I'm sure they will threaten, boycott, sue, demonize and team up with their friends in the national media to call me everything in the book." #gapol Image
@GovKemp Uhh ... the feed cuts out as Kemp asks an aide "what's the problem?" #gapol
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25 Mar
Just in: Voting rights advocates plan economic boycott to pressure Georgia firms #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
As House lawmakers debate elections legislation across the street, a group of roughly 100 demonstrators chant: “Get your hands off our vote.” #gapol
Richard Rose of the Atlanta NAACP: “We will not go back to Jim Crow.” #gapol
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23 Mar
Breaking: All Georgia adults will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines on Thursday #gapol ajc.com/politics/all-g…
The expanded eligibility - which starts Thursday includes all Georgians 16 and over. "Confirm your spot in line as quickly as possible,” Kemp said, adding:
“This is our ticket back to normal, and we’re getting closer to that point every day.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/all-g…
Supply of the vaccine remains tight in parts of the state, particularly in metro Atlanta, where many residents are traveling to other parts of Georgia to make appointments in areas where there’s less demand for the doses. ajc.com/politics/all-g…
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18 Mar
Just in: President Biden and VP Harris will meet with Asian-American leaders in Atlanta during Friday’s visit to offer support for the community after this week's deadly spa shootings #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
The White House said Biden and Harris will speak with state legislators and community advocates from the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community to hear their perspective on the rise of anti-Asian hate incidents. #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
Updates: Biden is canceling a planned rally in Atlanta touting the coronavirus relief plan and instead narrowing his trip to a meeting with Asian-American leaders and a visit to the CDC. #gapol
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