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May 26, 2022, 3:45:02 PM5/26/22
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Georgia early voting outpaces 2018 and 2020 elections despite
passing election security law
Georgia has seen record-breaking turnout for early voting despite
passing an election security law last year that critics panned as
"voter suppression" and President Biden said harkened back to the
era of "Jim Crow"
"The record early voting turnout is a testament to the security of
the voting system and the hard work of our county election
officials," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said of
the numbers Wednesday. "As Secretary of State, I promised to strike
a strong balance between access and security in our elections, and
these numbers demonstrate that I kept that promise and that voters
have confidence in Georgia’s elections."
Georgia has seen 539,297 people cast ballots as of Tuesday, far
outpacing the 182,684 by this point in the 2018 midterm primary
elections, according to data compiled by Georgia Votes.
The numbers have even outpaced those posted during the 2020
presidential election by 156%, an election that saw election
officials encourage early and mail-in voting to decrease crowding
during the pandemic.
But the chaotic finish to the 2020 election raised fears of election
security in the state, something the state's Republican majority
attempted to tackle by passing the Election Integrity Act of 2021.
Republicans argued that the bill would both secure future elections
in the state while making it easier to vote, implementing an ID
requirement for absentee ballot requests in addition to mandating
three weeks of early voting with availability on weekends.
But the law was widely panned by critics, with President Biden
calling the legislation the return to the days of "Jim Crow."
"At a time when parts of our country are backsliding," Biden said at
the time. "The days of Jim Crow, passing laws that harken back to
the era of poll taxes, when Black people were made to guess how many
beans — how many jelly beans in a jar, or count the number of
bubbles in a bar of soap before they could cast their ballot."
STACEY ABRAMS APPLAUDS MLB'S DECISION TO MOVE ALL-STAR GAME OUT OF
GEORGIA
The new law caught the attention of Major League Baseball, which
pulled the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to the law,
arguing that it restricted access to voting.
"I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a
sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft," MLB
Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement at the time.
"Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all
Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box," he continued.
"Fair access to voting continues to have our game’s unwavering
support."
That move was supported by former Democratic State Rep. Stacy
Abrams, a voting rights advocate running in Georgia's gubernatorial
election, who said she was "proud" of the league's stance "on voting
rights."
MLB SAYS ALL-STAR GAME WILL BE RELOCATED FROM GEORGIA IN RESPONSE TO
VOTING LAW
"Disappointed @MLB will move the All-Star Game, but proud of their
stance on voting rights. GA GOP traded economic opportunity for
suppression," she wrote on Twitter last year.
But the economic impact on Abram's home city of MLB's decision was
vast, with the league's all-star game in the past generating close
to $90 million for the city that hosts it.
The Abrams campaign, MLB and the White House did not immediately
respond to a Fox News request for comment.
Georgia's election law also faced criticism from some of the state's
most well known companies, with both Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines
coming out in opposition to the law.
"The right to vote is sacred. It is fundamental to our democracy and
those rights not only need to be protected but easily facilitated in
a safe and secure manner," Delta CEO Ed Bastian said at the time.
"After having time to now fully understand all that is in the bill,
coupled with discussions with leaders and employees in the Black
community, it’s evident that the bill includes provisions that will
make it harder for many underrepresented voters, particularly Black
voters, to exercise their constitutional right to elect their
representatives. That is wrong."
Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey largely echoed Bastian,
saying that the company was "disappointed in the outcome of the
Georgia voting legislation."
"Voting is a foundational right in America, and we have long
championed efforts to make it easier to vote," Quincey said.
"Throughout Georgia’s legislative session, we provided feedback to
members of both legislative chambers and political parties, opposing
measures in the bills that would diminish or deter access to
voting."
Neither Delta or Coca-Cola immediately responded to a Fox News
request for comment.
KEMP ACCUSES STACEY ABRAMS OF MAKING MILLIONS OFF 'SCAM' CLAIMS OF
VOTER SUPPRESSION IN GEORGIA
But Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defended the law from the onslaught of
criticism, arguing the legislation did "not suppress anything" while
comparing the new law to what is being done in New York.
"We have 17 days of in-person early voting. New York has 10. This
bill adds the opportunity for people potentially to vote on two
optional Sundays, which would give potentially some counties 19
days," Kemp said at the time.
"Are we boycotting them because they're in New York? No," he added.
"This is just the cancel culture, and I will tell you, the people at
home should be scared because their ballgame is next, their business
will be next, their way of life will be next."
Kemp's defense of the law was reminiscent of former Wisconsin Gov.
Scott Walker, who faced withering criticism after Wisconsin passed
its own election security law in 2011.
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Walker took to social media Wednesday to celebrate the voter turnout
in Georgia, noting that Wisconsin has seen similar results since his
legislation passed over a decade ago.
"When I signed a photo ID to vote law on 5/25/11, the head of WI
ACLU called it an 'unnecessary voter suppression measure,'" Walker
said on Twitter. "In 2020, more than 70% of the eligible voters cast
a ballot-higher than before the law. We see the same thing in GA.
"Make it easy to vote, hard to cheat!" he added.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-early-voting-shatters-record-
voter-suppression
passing election security law
Georgia has seen record-breaking turnout for early voting despite
passing an election security law last year that critics panned as
"voter suppression" and President Biden said harkened back to the
era of "Jim Crow"
"The record early voting turnout is a testament to the security of
the voting system and the hard work of our county election
officials," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said of
the numbers Wednesday. "As Secretary of State, I promised to strike
a strong balance between access and security in our elections, and
these numbers demonstrate that I kept that promise and that voters
have confidence in Georgia’s elections."
Georgia has seen 539,297 people cast ballots as of Tuesday, far
outpacing the 182,684 by this point in the 2018 midterm primary
elections, according to data compiled by Georgia Votes.
The numbers have even outpaced those posted during the 2020
presidential election by 156%, an election that saw election
officials encourage early and mail-in voting to decrease crowding
during the pandemic.
But the chaotic finish to the 2020 election raised fears of election
security in the state, something the state's Republican majority
attempted to tackle by passing the Election Integrity Act of 2021.
Republicans argued that the bill would both secure future elections
in the state while making it easier to vote, implementing an ID
requirement for absentee ballot requests in addition to mandating
three weeks of early voting with availability on weekends.
But the law was widely panned by critics, with President Biden
calling the legislation the return to the days of "Jim Crow."
"At a time when parts of our country are backsliding," Biden said at
the time. "The days of Jim Crow, passing laws that harken back to
the era of poll taxes, when Black people were made to guess how many
beans — how many jelly beans in a jar, or count the number of
bubbles in a bar of soap before they could cast their ballot."
STACEY ABRAMS APPLAUDS MLB'S DECISION TO MOVE ALL-STAR GAME OUT OF
GEORGIA
The new law caught the attention of Major League Baseball, which
pulled the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to the law,
arguing that it restricted access to voting.
"I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a
sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft," MLB
Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement at the time.
"Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all
Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box," he continued.
"Fair access to voting continues to have our game’s unwavering
support."
That move was supported by former Democratic State Rep. Stacy
Abrams, a voting rights advocate running in Georgia's gubernatorial
election, who said she was "proud" of the league's stance "on voting
rights."
MLB SAYS ALL-STAR GAME WILL BE RELOCATED FROM GEORGIA IN RESPONSE TO
VOTING LAW
"Disappointed @MLB will move the All-Star Game, but proud of their
stance on voting rights. GA GOP traded economic opportunity for
suppression," she wrote on Twitter last year.
But the economic impact on Abram's home city of MLB's decision was
vast, with the league's all-star game in the past generating close
to $90 million for the city that hosts it.
The Abrams campaign, MLB and the White House did not immediately
respond to a Fox News request for comment.
Georgia's election law also faced criticism from some of the state's
most well known companies, with both Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines
coming out in opposition to the law.
"The right to vote is sacred. It is fundamental to our democracy and
those rights not only need to be protected but easily facilitated in
a safe and secure manner," Delta CEO Ed Bastian said at the time.
"After having time to now fully understand all that is in the bill,
coupled with discussions with leaders and employees in the Black
community, it’s evident that the bill includes provisions that will
make it harder for many underrepresented voters, particularly Black
voters, to exercise their constitutional right to elect their
representatives. That is wrong."
Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey largely echoed Bastian,
saying that the company was "disappointed in the outcome of the
Georgia voting legislation."
"Voting is a foundational right in America, and we have long
championed efforts to make it easier to vote," Quincey said.
"Throughout Georgia’s legislative session, we provided feedback to
members of both legislative chambers and political parties, opposing
measures in the bills that would diminish or deter access to
voting."
Neither Delta or Coca-Cola immediately responded to a Fox News
request for comment.
KEMP ACCUSES STACEY ABRAMS OF MAKING MILLIONS OFF 'SCAM' CLAIMS OF
VOTER SUPPRESSION IN GEORGIA
But Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defended the law from the onslaught of
criticism, arguing the legislation did "not suppress anything" while
comparing the new law to what is being done in New York.
"We have 17 days of in-person early voting. New York has 10. This
bill adds the opportunity for people potentially to vote on two
optional Sundays, which would give potentially some counties 19
days," Kemp said at the time.
"Are we boycotting them because they're in New York? No," he added.
"This is just the cancel culture, and I will tell you, the people at
home should be scared because their ballgame is next, their business
will be next, their way of life will be next."
Kemp's defense of the law was reminiscent of former Wisconsin Gov.
Scott Walker, who faced withering criticism after Wisconsin passed
its own election security law in 2011.
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Walker took to social media Wednesday to celebrate the voter turnout
in Georgia, noting that Wisconsin has seen similar results since his
legislation passed over a decade ago.
"When I signed a photo ID to vote law on 5/25/11, the head of WI
ACLU called it an 'unnecessary voter suppression measure,'" Walker
said on Twitter. "In 2020, more than 70% of the eligible voters cast
a ballot-higher than before the law. We see the same thing in GA.
"Make it easy to vote, hard to cheat!" he added.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-early-voting-shatters-record-
voter-suppression
David Hartung
May 26, 2022, 3:52:41 PM5/26/22
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Rudy Canoza
May 26, 2022, 4:18:45 PM5/26/22
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On 5/26/2022 12:52 PM, David Hartung wrote:
> On 5/26/22 14:41, Stephen Colbert sucks cocks wrote:
>> Georgia early voting outpaces 2018 and 2020 elections despite
>> passing election security law
>> [...]
> On 5/26/22 14:41, Stephen Colbert sucks cocks wrote:
>> Georgia early voting outpaces 2018 and 2020 elections despite
>> passing election security law
>
> So much for voter suppression.
No. There was voter suppression. Georgia is clearly a purple state, but far
> So much for voter suppression.
fewer Democrats voted than Republiscums/QAnon. It ought to be about the same.
It wasn't because of voter suppression.
Siri Cruise
May 26, 2022, 4:26:05 PM5/26/22
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David Hartung <da...@Hotmail.com> wrote:
> So much for voter suppression.
So goes voter outrage at attempts to suppress.
> So much for voter suppression.
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David Hartung
May 26, 2022, 4:32:44 PM5/26/22
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they were the ore energized base?
Ubiquitous
May 26, 2022, 5:59:08 PM5/26/22
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>The new law caught the attention of Major League Baseball, which
>pulled the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to the law,
>arguing that it restricted access to voting.
>
>"I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a
>sport is by relocating this year's All-Star Game and MLB Draft," MLB
>Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement at the time.
>
>"Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all
>Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box," he continued.
>"Fair access to voting continues to have our game’s unwavering
>support."
>
>That move was supported by former Democratic State Rep. Stacy
>Abrams, a voting rights advocate running in Georgia's gubernatorial
>election, who said she was "proud" of the league's stance "on voting
>rights."
>
>pulled the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to the law,
>arguing that it restricted access to voting.
>
>"I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a
>sport is by relocating this year's All-Star Game and MLB Draft," MLB
>Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement at the time.
>
>"Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all
>Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box," he continued.
>"Fair access to voting continues to have our game’s unwavering
>support."
>
>That move was supported by former Democratic State Rep. Stacy
>Abrams, a voting rights advocate running in Georgia's gubernatorial
>election, who said she was "proud" of the league's stance "on voting
>rights."
>
>But Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defended the law from the onslaught of
>criticism, arguing the legislation did "not suppress anything" while
>comparing the new law to what is being done in New York.
>
>"We have 17 days of in-person early voting. New York has 10. This
>bill adds the opportunity for people potentially to vote on two
>optional Sundays, which would give potentially some counties 19
>days," Kemp said at the time.
>
>"Are we boycotting them because they're in New York? No," he added.
>"This is just the cancel culture, and I will tell you, the people at
>home should be scared because their ballgame is next, their business
>will be next, their way of life will be next."
>
>Kemp's defense of the law was reminiscent of former Wisconsin Gov.
>Scott Walker, who faced withering criticism after Wisconsin passed
>its own election security law in 2011.
>
>criticism, arguing the legislation did "not suppress anything" while
>comparing the new law to what is being done in New York.
>
>"We have 17 days of in-person early voting. New York has 10. This
>bill adds the opportunity for people potentially to vote on two
>optional Sundays, which would give potentially some counties 19
>days," Kemp said at the time.
>
>"Are we boycotting them because they're in New York? No," he added.
>"This is just the cancel culture, and I will tell you, the people at
>home should be scared because their ballgame is next, their business
>will be next, their way of life will be next."
>
>Kemp's defense of the law was reminiscent of former Wisconsin Gov.
>Scott Walker, who faced withering criticism after Wisconsin passed
>its own election security law in 2011.
>
>Walker took to social media Wednesday to celebrate the voter turnout
>in Georgia, noting that Wisconsin has seen similar results since his
>legislation passed over a decade ago.
>
>"When I signed a photo ID to vote law on 5/25/11, the head of WI
>ACLU called it an 'unnecessary voter suppression measure,'" Walker
>said on Twitter. "In 2020, more than 70% of the eligible voters cast
>a ballot-higher than before the law. We see the same thing in GA.
>
>"Make it easy to vote, hard to cheat!" he added.
>
>
So much for voter suppression!
>in Georgia, noting that Wisconsin has seen similar results since his
>legislation passed over a decade ago.
>
>"When I signed a photo ID to vote law on 5/25/11, the head of WI
>ACLU called it an 'unnecessary voter suppression measure,'" Walker
>said on Twitter. "In 2020, more than 70% of the eligible voters cast
>a ballot-higher than before the law. We see the same thing in GA.
>
>"Make it easy to vote, hard to cheat!" he added.
>
>
Scout
May 27, 2022, 12:04:30 PM5/27/22
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"Siri Cruise" <chine...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In article <1IadnToCgcEeRxL_...@giganews.com>,
> David Hartung <da...@Hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So much for voter suppression.
>
> So goes voter outrage at attempts to suppress.
Who exactly is being suppressed?
> David Hartung <da...@Hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So much for voter suppression.
>
> So goes voter outrage at attempts to suppress.
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