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Majority Caucus Vice Chair Sen. Larry Walker (R-Perry) sponsored the bill and said it would improve security and efficiency of the absentee process. “It’s not about disenfranchising voters, it’s not about overly burdening the electorate,†he said. “It is about efficiency and security and election integrity and allowing the Georgia public to have confidence in the vote.†But Sen. David Lucas (D-Macon) gave an emotional speech in opposition to the proposal, calling it “malarkey†and warning that the measure would be costly because of inevitable court challenges. “You’re going to spend taxpayer money trying to defend it,†he said. “I will not go back home and tell those who vote that I took away the right for you to vote.â€
