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Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« on: March 07, 2021, 01:44:35 am »
Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
By Aris Folley - 03/06/21 06:46 PM EST

Georgia voting rights advocates are worried Republicans are clawing back hard-won progress made in the state after it saw record turnout among voters in November’s general election and the Senate runoffs earlier this year.

A new batch of bills making their way through Georgia's legislature are raising red flags among voting rights groups who say the state might not have seen the record turnout it did in the recent races if the bills were in place.

“I don't know that 5 million people would have been successful in casting ballots if the rules were some of the things that they're proposing today,” said Andrea Young, the executive director of American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia.


The elections bills filed by Georgia Republicans in recent weeks include legislation seeking to end no-excuse absentee voting and automatic voter registration, limit early voting on weekends and the period of time voters would have to request absentee ballots, and require more identification to vote absentee.

Nsé Ufot, founder of the New South super PAC, said if any of the elections bills including such restrictions were a factor in November, when Joe Biden narrowly defeated then-President Trump in the presidential election and Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff advanced to Senate runoff races, the outcome in the traditionally red state could have been entirely different.

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Re: Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2021, 01:57:08 am »
is this one of those naugahyde makes a comeback things
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Re: Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2021, 02:20:11 am »
Its one of those how dare he hit my fist with his nose things.
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Re: Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2021, 03:10:54 pm »
If reducing fraudulent and duplicate "votes" reduces "turn-out", how is that a problem?
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Re: Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2021, 10:55:11 pm »
"Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout"

That's fine with me.
"Turnout" IS NOT of any importance.
What IS important is that the votes be legitimately cast by registered voters, and properly counted.

If that means that some voters have their votes "suppressed", that's also fine with me. And if those voters happen to be minorities, well, I just don't care.
« Last Edit: March 07, 2021, 10:56:01 pm by Fishrrman »
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Re: Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2021, 02:05:43 am »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on March 07, 2021, 03:10:54 pm
If reducing fraudulent and duplicate "votes" reduces "turn-out", how is that a problem?

Exactly! I guess it's a problem for Democrats who want to cheat their way into office.
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Re: Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2021, 02:12:56 am »
If they had followed the laws already in existence, they would have had far less votes.

Ballot harvesting is illegal.  They allowed it.
Voting without picture ID is illegal.  They allowed it.
Ballots without a signature is illegal.  They allowed it.
Ballots from residents of other states is illegal.  They allowed it.
Photo copies of ballots is illegal.  They allowed it.
Making changes to software without recertification is illegal.  They allowed it.

And so on.
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Re: Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2021, 02:14:14 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on March 08, 2021, 02:12:56 am
If they had followed the laws already in existence, they would have had far less votes.

Ballot harvesting is illegal.  They allowed it.
Voting without picture ID is illegal.  They allowed it.
Ballots without a signature is illegal.  They allowed it.
Ballots from residents of other states is illegal.  They allowed it.
Photo copies of ballots is illegal.  They allowed it.
Making changes to software without recertification is illegal.  They allowed it.

And so on.

Yes, very true. It's why I'm not all that excited about a state passing a voter ID law. Means nothing.
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Re: Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2021, 02:15:22 am »
Quote from: BassWrangler on March 08, 2021, 02:14:14 am
Yes, very true. It's why I'm not all that excited about a state passing a voter ID law. Means nothing.

Georgia already has a voter ID law.  'Nuff said.
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Re: Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2021, 02:17:46 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on March 08, 2021, 02:15:22 am
Georgia already has a voter ID law.  'Nuff said.

Yep.
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