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Thread #169617   Message #4101142
Posted By: beardedbruce
07-Apr-21 - 09:04 AM
Thread Name: BS: The New Non Voting America
Subject: RE: BS: The New Non Voting America
In case one wants to verify the facts on the new Georgia law, instead of judging based on Donuel's somewhat warped version:

https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-voting-fact-checking-claims-230025392.html

https://news.yahoo.com/setting-record-straight-georgia-voter-164658566.html

"In his statement, Biden also alleged that the new law “ends voting hours early.” Even the left-leaning Washington Post agreed that wasn’t true, giving the claim four Pinocchios and saying “there’s no evidence that is the case.”

The reality is that Georgia remains a national leader in access to the polls.

Georgia has the most successful automatic voter-registration program in the country. Automatically registering eligible voters through the Georgia Department of Driver Services, which confirms citizenship prior to registration, makes it easier for eligible voters to vote, and ensures that election officials have accurate, up-to-date information. Notably, President Biden’s home state of Delaware does not offer this to voters.

Stacey Abrams is pushing for just 15 days of early voting, below the 16 days Georgia has offered its voters for years. SB 202 has built on that, requiring 17 days of early voting at minimum, including two Saturdays. By contrast, Abrams recently praised New Jersey for having nine days of early voting. If more access is better, how is nine days praiseworthy but 17 suppressive? Ditto for President Biden. His home state of Delaware doesn’t offer any early voting. And though Georgia voters can request an absentee ballot without explanation, President Biden’s home state of Delaware still requires an excuse."

For a further statement of how the present administration has out-Trumped Trump in distorting facts, see:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/joe-biden-botches-the-georgia-voting-law/