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The Election Integrity Act of 2021, originally known as the Georgia Senate Bill 202, [1] [2] is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia overhauling elections in the state. It replaced signature matching requirements on absentee ballots with voter identification requirements, limits the use of ballot drop boxes, expands in-person early voting, bars officials from sending out unsolicited absentee ...
State. Sen. John F. Kennedy, R-Macon, speaks on a bill he sponsored to rewrite Georgia's litigation rules to limit lawsuits at the Senate at the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.
The lawsuit alleges that SB 202 impedes citizens’ First Amendment rights and restricts organizations from improving voter participation. ... Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks ...
[5] [6] Miller sponsored SB 202, which limited vote-by-mail, restricted access to ballot drop boxes, and reduced the timeline for runoff elections. [6] When Duncan exited the floor and Miller became the presiding officer, he called SB 202 to the floor for a vote which passed the Senate by a vote of 32–20.
The original bill failed to receive a committee vote before Georgia's crossover day. [6] On March 18, Robertson reintroduced the legislation through a committee substitute of another bill from the state house. [7] [8] [9] The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia said the bill "tramples on and makes a mockery of the First Amendment."
Georgia’s Senate voted 33-21 on Monday to pass a bill that would give legislators a veto over significant regulations imposed by the executive branch, a move that has hampered safety efforts and ...
Spurred by electoral fraud claims in the state’s 2018 and 2020 elections, the provision in question was enacted as part of Georgia Senate Bill 202 (SB 202), an omnibus package of elections ...
Matthew Freeman Brass (born January 19, 1978) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 28th district since 2017. [1] [2]After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, Brass backed attempts to review the presidential vote in Georgia over false claims of fraud in many of the counties across the state. [3]