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25 Mar, 6 tweets, 6 min read
UPDATE: The Georgia General Assembly has passed a sweeping bill to restrict voting. It now heads back to the Georgia Senate.

It's now a critical moment for corporations like @CocaCola, @Delta, @UPS, @Aflac, @HomeDepot and @SouthernCompany

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@CocaCola @Delta @UPS @aflac @HomeDepot @SouthernCompany 2. The Georgia Chamber, which represents these companies, said it stood in "opposition" to provisions in Republican proposals that "restrict or diminish voter access"

The implication was they'd push to get those provisions removed. That didn't happen

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3. The bill that is barreling toward the Governor's desk would impose new ID requirements on absentee ballots, severely restrict the use of drop boxes, curtail early voting for runoffs, and criminalize giving water to people waiting in line to vote

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4. A week ago @aflac, for example, said it would not support any legislation that does not "make voting easy and accessible for every eligible voter"

So now Aflac needs to take a position.

Does it support this bill?
@aflac 5. @CocaCola says "Voting is a foundational right in America, and we will continue to work to advance voting rights and access in Georgia"

Does SB 202 "advance voting rights" or not?

There is no time left.
6. There are SIX DAYS left in Georgia's legislative session.

The direction of the state, and perhaps the country, hangs in the balance

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27 Mar
1. Many media outlets are reporting Georgia's new voting law restricts voting in some ways but expands early voting

For many Georgians THIS ISN'T TRUE

In counties with lots of Democrats & people of color, the bill RESTRICTS EARLY VOTING

Facts matter

Follow along if interested
2. Previously, Georgia counties only had to provide one weekend day for early voting. The bill makes two Saturday's mandatory and leaves both Sundays optional.

But Fulton County and others that tilt Democratic already offered early voting on all four days.

So no change there.
3. But the new law PROHIBITS Fulton County from using mobile polling sites to cut down lines and make voting easier during the voting period. That's what they did last year.

So if you live in Fulton County, this is one way in which the new bill RESTRICTS early voting.
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25 Mar
1. Georgia's Governor just signed a law that:

- restricts drop boxes

- curtails early voting for runoffs

- criminalizes giving water to people waiting in line to vote

- imposes new ID requirements for absentee ballots

Prominent corporations helped make this possible.
2. The following corporations backed the sponsors of Georgia's voter suppression legislation AND never spoke out in opposition (2018-present)

@ATT (100K)
@CVSHealth (43K)
@Delta (42K)
@comcast (40K)
@SouthernCompany (39K)
@CocaCola (35K)
@UPS (35K)
@HomeDepot (34K)
3. Corporations that backed the sponsors of Georgia's voter suppression legislation AND never spoke out in opposition (2018-present) (con't)

@UnitedHealthGrp (28K)
@SunTrust (25K)
@Walmart (23K)
@Pfizer (17K)
@Allstate (17K)
@AnthemBCBS (17K)
@AnheuserBusch (17K)
@Verizon (15K)
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23 Mar
1. Florida Republicans say the state did an amazing job with the 2020 election and there was no fraud (Trump won!) but they are pushing significant new voting restrictions anyway and are having a hard time explaining why

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2. "Some days even I don’t know why I did something"

This is an actual quote from the sponsor of Florida's main voter suppression bill who was pressed to explain why he was introducing the legislation if 2020 went smoothly

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3. DeSantis and key State Senators are pushing this voter suppression bill through the legislature. They are backed by prominent corporations.

@UnitedHealthGrp (180K)
@Publix (157K)
@AnheuserBusch (75K)
@ATT (45K)
@CVSHealth (32K)

And many others.

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22 Mar
1. 3 major corporations — @Intel, @ATT, and @Cigna — pledged to stop supporting members of Congress who voted to overturn the election in January

Then they broke their pledge in Feb.

I reached out to all 3 for an explanation

Follow along if interested

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@intel @ATT @Cigna 2. @Intel said it "will not contribute to members of Congress who voted against certification of the Electoral College"

Then Intel donated 15K to the NRCC, the main fundraising group for House Republicans. 2/3 of the House GOP voted against certification

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@intel @ATT @Cigna 3. @Intel told popular.info: "Our policy halting direct contributions to members of Congress who voted against certification of the Electoral College results still applies"

Which tacitly acknowledges Intel is funding these members via the NRCC

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20 Mar
BREAKING

@Intel has broken its pledge to end contributions to members of Congress that voted against certifying the electoral college results

On 2/26, Intel donation 15K to the NRCC, the official campaign arm the GOP House Caucus

Two-thirds of GOP House members were objectors
@intel Here is the statement, @Intel release in January.

A month later Intel wrote a 15K check to the NRCC.

That money will be used to support dozens of members that voted against certifying the Electoral College
.@Intel's statement was one of the strongest issued as it appeared to be a permanent commitment

Still, it thinks it can get away with this

More FEC data coming in the next 24 hrs

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19 Mar
BREAKING

@Cigna has broken it's pledge to suspend donations to members of Congress who impeded the peaceful transfer of power on 1/6

On 2/4, it donated 15K to the NRSC, which is run by @SenRickScott, who objected to the certification of the Electoral College
Here is the statement @Cigna issued 1/13.

22 DAYS later it was writing a 15K to a committee controlled by @SenRickScott

The money will benefit Scott, @SenJohnKennedy, @HawleyMO and the other objectors

(HT: @schwartzbCNBC)
I guess @Cigna thinks everyone has stopped paying attention?

No such luck.

More FEC data will be coming out in the next 24 hours.

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