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ProPublica May 10, 2024

#Georgia Promised to Fix How #Voter Challenges Are Handled.
A New Law Could Make the Problem Worse.
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SB 189, which goes into effect in July, will give Georgia residents more time to contest the eligibility of fellow citizens’ inclusion on voter rolls.

The #law will make it easier to use questionable evidence in those challenges.

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https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-law-could-lead-to-more-voter-suppression

Georgia Promised to Fix How Voter Challenges Are Handled. A New Law Could Make the Problem Worse.

SB 189, which goes into effect in July, will give Georgia residents more time to contest the eligibility of fellow citizens’ inclusion on voter rolls and make it easier to use questionable evidence in those challenges.

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Last year, we revealed that almost all of the nearly 100,000 voter registrations challenged in Georgia had been filed by just 6 right-wing activists:

https://www.propublica.org/article/right-wing-activists-georgia-voter-challenges

Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists

The recent transformation of the state’s election laws explicitly enabled citizens to file unlimited challenges to other voters’ registrations. Experts warn that election officials’ handling of some of those challenges may clash with federal law.

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Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE May 10, 2024

@ProPublica Oooh, and it will take, let me see, how long to investigate each one? With probably several home visits each, as most people are out most of the time (as you'll know if you've ever done any door knocking). And how many staff are funded to do the investigation? So how many years will it take to work through that list?

If there's one person on the job, and they can do three a day (which seems optimistic to me), that's 600/year, so that sounds like 167 years to me.

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