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29 Jun, 9 tweets, 10 min read

@TheJusticeDept

With @TheJusticeDept's lawsuit, there are now EIGHT cases fighting to preserve voters' rights in Georgia after the passage of voter suppression bill #SB202.

Learn who's involved and read through the original complaints below #gapol⤵️🍑🧵

@NewGAProject

The first #SB202 case was filed by @NewGAProject, @BlackVotersMtr and @RiseFreeOrg.

"[T]he grab bag of voting restrictions that populate SB 202 make clear that the Bill was animated by an impermissible goal of restricting voting."democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

@Georgia_NAACP

A second #SB202 case was filed by @Georgia_NAACP, @LWVGA, @gcpagenda, @GALEOorg, @CommonCauseGA and the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe.

"SB 202’s sweeping changes are aimed at suppressing the vote of Black voters and other voters of color."democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

@GAMVP

The third #SB2020 lawsuit was brought by @GAMVP, @WomenWatchAfri, @dstinc1913, @LCFGeorgia & @ame6th w/backing from the @NAACP_LDF, @ACLU & @splcenter.

"Georgia has been unrelenting in its effort to suppress the political participation of people of color."democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

@AAAJ_Atlanta

A fourth lawsuit was filed by @AAAJ_Atlanta.

"SB 202 perpetrates explicit and per se voter suppression. In particular, SB 202 erects new obstacles to voting that burden the rights of AAPI voters and other voters of color."democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

@VoteAmerica

A fifth lawsuit was filed by @VoteAmerica, @VoterCenter & Center for Voter Information.

"Moreover, the Ballot Application Restrictions are unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, such as they violate the Plaintiffs' First Amendment and Due Process rights."democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

@adv_project

A sixth lawsuit was filed by @adv_project, @proctorconf, @cbcatl, @ConMijente, @GLAHR_, @FIAnational and other churches.

"At its core, SB 202 violates [voters'] rights under the United States Constitution and federal voting rights statutes."democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

@CoalitionGoodGv

The seventh lawsuit was filed by @CoalitionGoodGv, @Jacksonco_dems, Georgia Advancing Project and individual voters.

"Senate Bill 202 imposes unjustified—and constitutionally unjustifiable—burdens on voters’ right to vote..."democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

@TheJusticeDept

The eighth lawsuit is from @TheJusticeDept, representing the federal government's interest in #SB202.

"In enacting SB 202, the Georgia General Assembly intended to deny or abridge the right of Black Georgians to vote on account of race or color." democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

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