Governor of Georgia Brian Kemp
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Kemp, in a statement shared with The Hill, said the legislation he signed Thursday “expands access to the vote, streamlines vote-counting procedures and guarantees electoral integrity.”
“There is nothing about ‘Jim Crow’ that requires a photo or ID issued by the state to vote by no vote; all Georgia voters already have to do so when they vote in person,” he continued. .
He went on to say, “President Biden, the left and the national media are determined to destroy the health and safety of the polls” and that “it is obvious that neither President Biden nor his managers have read” the new law.
Kemp was secretary of state before he was elected governor in 2018 after a race against Stacey Abrams, who has tried to advance voting rights in Georgia since his loss to the Republican.
“As Secretary of State, I have consistently led the fight to protect Georgia’s elections against partisan activists who are hungry for power,” Kemp said in the statement. “As governor, I will not withdraw from keeping elections in Georgia safe, accessible and fair.”
The Law promulgated Thursday evening imposes radical changes to state voting, including a reduction in the number of polling station locations, the need for photo IDs to participate in the absentee ballot, and a reduction in the deadline for elections second round.
The new law also gives state legislators new powers over elections and also allows the secretary of state to be removed from the lead role overseeing elections if the State Electoral Board determines that a vote must be cast.
On Friday, Biden issued a statement calling the new law “a flagrant attack on the Constitution and good conscience “.
“This is Jim Crow in the 21st century,” he added. “It simply came to our notice then. We have a moral and constitutional obligation to act. ”
The law has also provoked strong criticism from other Democrats. They argue that it will only make it difficult for certain segments of the population to vote, particularly those from low-income or minority communities.
Several like Biden have compared the law to Jim Crow-era voting restrictions on black communities in the South, as it could affect African-American voters who set a record in the last election to win elections for Democrats, including Biden.
Secretary of State of Georgia Brad Raffensperger (R), who along with Kemp faced repeated pressures from the former President Trump
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“The left said photo identification to vote in person would suppress votes. It was not like that,” he argued. “Registration and turnout skyrocketed, setting new records with each election cycle.”
“His cataclysmic predictions about the effects of this law are simply unfounded,” Raffensperger argued.