Thread by @fairfightaction

According to a new data analysis by @MotherJones, GA saw skyrocketing numbers of mail ballot application rejections—disenfranchising many GA voters—after the implementation of SB 202, the anti-voter omnibus bill pushed through the GA Assembly by Republican lawmakers in 2021. 1/6

https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1487072338319482887

Over half of mail ballot application rejections were due to GA’s new deadline requiring they be placed no later than 11 days before the election rather than up until the Friday before Election Day. 2/6

"In 2020, more than 21,000 voters requested and cast ballots inside of 11 days before the election”—including @GovKemp. 3/6

"The disenfranchisement that occurred in 2021, when voters cast ballots in local elections…, was a direct result of measures to limit mail voting passed by the GOP legislature." 4/6

"During municipal elections in November, Georgia voters were 45 times more likely to have their mail ballot applications rejected—and ultimately not vote as a result—than in 2020.” 5/6

“If that same rejection rate were extrapolated to the 2020 race, more than 38,000 votes would not have been cast in a presidential contest decided by just over 11,000 votes."

Learn how to help ensure every eligible voter can make their voice heard at StopJimCrow2.com. 6/6