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Keisha Lance Bottoms: Atlanta Mayor Gives Order to Expand Access to Ballot Boxes Chelsea Clinton Receives Her Own Biden Podcast: Georgia’s Law Is “Jim Crow in the 21st Century” MORE (D) on Tuesday issued an executive order seeking state-issued voting restrictions that have dominated political debate for weeks.
Bottoms’ order orders the city’s equity chief to draw up an “action plan to mitigate the impact of voting restrictions on Atlanta city residents.” Brian Kemp
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Actions that the official may take include providing training to staff members and information on early voting, in absentia and in person; guide residents on how to obtain the appropriate ID to vote by mail; and working with the private sector and advocacy groups to implement related public service announcements.
The movement is the latest by Democrats to increase access to the polls while fighting restrictions, which have been at the center of a political battle and have garnered the backing of lawmakers, private companies and the world of sport.
“SB 202’s voting restrictions will disproportionately affect Atlanta residents, particularly communities of color and other minority groups,” Bottoms said in a statement, referring to the Senate bill that became law. “This Administrative Order is designed to do what those in the majority of the state legislature did not do: expand access to our right to vote.”
Kemp’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
The bill signed by Kemp will put in place new photo identification requirements for absentee voting, limitations on the number of ballot boxes, the shortest periods in which Georgia residents can apply for votes by mail and bans on local governments from sending unsolicited mail. absentee ballot application forms.
It also extends the hours available at polling stations to vote in person and requires each county to have at least one checkout.
Democrats and voting rights advocates have adopted the restrictions contained in the new law, with President Biden
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The law has already been hit by several lawsuits, but the national debate over the restrictions reached fever last week when MLB announced it would withdraw its July 13 All-Star game from Georgia in protest of the law. The game has moved to Denver.
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey also considered the restrictions “unacceptable” and “a step backwards,” while Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the law “includes provisions that they will make it difficult for many underrepresented voters, especially blacks, to exercise their constitutional right to elect their representatives. “
Republicans have entered companies, accusing them of checking Democrats ’arguments about the law. Kemp has said the law “is worth both boycotts and lawsuits” and that “it will not back down.”
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Donald TrumpYelp creates a tool to help support Asian companies. Iranian ship attacked espionage attacked at sea. Biden exceeds vaccine expectations – so far MORE he has also called on Republicans to boycott MLB and other companies that have criticized the law.
“For years, radical left Democrats have been playing dirty by boycotting products when something is done about this company or indicated in any way that offends them. They are now doing very well with WOKE CANCEL CULTURE and our sacred elections, “Trump said in a statement. Saturday.
“Finally, it’s time for Republicans and Conservatives to fight us (we have more people than them), by far! Boycott Major League Baseball, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, ViacomCBS, Citigroup, Cisco, UPS and Merck , ” added.