New Georgia Law Opens Door to Partisan Purging of Voter Rolls

Photo caption: A voter checks in before casting a primary ballot at a polling place in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 12, 2024. Photo credit: Elijah Nouvelage / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Andrew Garber. Truthout – July 14, 2024. Originally published by the Brennan Center for Justice.

A new law went into effect in Georgia this month that makes it easier for people to attempt to kick their neighbors off the rolls through voter challenges. Georgia already made voter challenges far too easy. Now, voters in the state face increased risk of losing their right to vote or being forced to defend it at public hearings, and election deniers have wide latitude to spread disinformation and waste election official time. […]

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