Episode 3: American Democracy Minute for March 28, 2022 - Georgia Legislature Piles on More Voter Suppression Rules

American Democracy Minute · Mar 28, 2022 · 1m

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In the wake of Georgia's legislation last year adding layers of voter ID rules for mail ballots, limiting ballot drop boxes, and shortening the time in which to return those ballots, a bill passed last Tuesday in the Georgia House of Representatives piles on yet more restrictions.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that HB 1464 gives authority to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations to investigate suspected ballot or election irregularities, rather than election officials, adding a layer…