Thread by @fairfightaction

🚨GEORGIA:🚨Right now, Republicans are doubling down on their anti-voter attacks and attempting to rush ANOTHER omnibus anti-voting bill through the state legislature. #HB1464 would devastate local election administration and undermine our democracy: THREAD ⬇️ #gapol

Even after Kemp and his GOP allies promised no new election bills this year, Georgia Republicans are now trying to force through a substitute bill they did not release until mere HOURS before its first hearing - and, like SB 202, it's STILL not available online. (2/15) #gapol

Voters turned out in record numbers in 2020. In response, GA Republicans passed one of the worst anti-voter bills in the country. Now they're doubling down— trying to sabotage elections and ban donations to counties, even donations of necessities like food & water. (3/15) #gapol

Simply put, this is a far-reaching attack on Georgia’s elections that could make it harder for eligible voters to cast their ballots and have them counted. (4//15) #gapol

Not only would this bill allow for multiple new unfunded mandates, but it could also block at least 🚨$43.3 MILLION🚨 in donations to counties to run elections, based on the amount they received in 2020. (5/15) #gapol

This sweeping bill would further hamstring cash-strapped, overworked elections offices—and could even prohibit food and water donations to counties for voters in long lines—while adding new burdens and responsibilities onto counties. (6/15) #gapol

Even as it threatens counties’ ability to accept donations, #HB1464 also tacks on burdensome & unnecessary new rules on ballot custody that would create significant administrative burdens, log-jamming election administration & undermining the integrity of elections. (7/15) #gapol

The bill also adds new potential for never-ending third-party sham election “audits,” which risks delaying or stopping the process of certifying elections. (8/15) #gapol

And let’s be clear:

All of the new unfunded mandates added by this bill emanate from the false narrative of the Big Lie, which bad actors have pushed following the 2020 elections. (9/15) #gapol

#HB1464 doubles down on tactics that limit the ability of voters—especially voters of color—to cast their ballot. After SB 202 limited vote-by-mail options, #HB1464 would limit basic requirements for voting machines in polling places. (10/15) #gapol motherjones.com/politics/2022/…

Only two years after Georgians waited in excruciating 8-hour lines, these changes could DRAMATICALLY impact wait times and availability for voters to easily cast their ballot by limiting requirements for adequate voting machines. (11/15) #gapol

#HB1464 also risks intimidating voters and election workers, giving the Georgia Bureau of Investigation sweeping new authority that will not help make our elections safer. (12/15) #gapol

Instead of giving counties the resources they need, Republicans are pushing a bill to appease conspiracy theorists, dramatically undermining confidence in our elections while doing nothing to make them more secure. (13/15) #gapol

It’s time for Georgians across our state to stand up and speak out against this blatant attack on our democratic institutions through this massive anti-voter bill, and let our legislative leaders know that they cannot threaten our freedom to vote. (14/15) #gapol

🚨TAKE ACTION:🚨 Call Rep. Bonnie Rich (404-656-5026), Speaker David Ralston (404-656-5020), and Chair Stan Gunter (404-656-0325) NOW to demand they stop #HB1464. (15/15) #gapol

Find Fair Fight Action’s comprehensive #HB1464 analysis here: ffight.info/HB1464