Thread by @JasmineForHD108

The Jim Crow 2.0 Election Law was not a response to “voter fraud” because there was no such fraud. It was a response to increased usage of absentee ballots, popularity of ballot drop boxes, a historical turn out in the runoff, and the refusal of the SOS to cheat. #🧵1/ #gapol

In the 2020 election, in response to the pandemic, many voters learned they could vote from home via absentee ballots. This wasn’t new. It was a GOP “hidden gem” that they have used for GOTV for 15 years. Jim Crow 2.0 now limits it! 2/

Absentee dropboxes were extremely popular in 2020 because it allows voters to vote from home, and then turn in their ballot in a secure drop box at their convenience instead of fiddling with stamps and USPS. Jim Crow 2.0 limits access to these boxes! 3/

Democratic voters showed up in record numbers to vote in the January 2021 runoff and the result was 2 Dem Senators from GA and the balance of the Senate, ousting McConnell as majority leader. Jim Crow 2.0 severely shortens the time for runoffs (with minimal early voting)! 4/

Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump both tried to get the GA Sec of State to “throw out votes” or “find votes” that would change the outcome of the election. He did not. Jim Crow 2.0 ousts him from his position on the State Election Board and replaced with a legislative appointee! 5/

Jim Crow 2.0 seeks to set us back to the days when lines were unbearably long. The provision about water is bad, but it’s made worse by the fact that many of these changes guarantee long lines, which is voter suppression. And the GOP is counting on people leaving those lines. 6/

Mathematically, there are 2 ways to win an election. One, get more people to vote FOR you. Two, get less people to vote AGAINST you. Jim Crow 2.0 seeks to do the latter. It IS voter suppression. End thread 🧵 7/