On Monday, March 8, the Georgia state Senate passed an election “reform” bill making it harder for the state’s citizens to cast absentee ballots and ushering in a number of other sweeping—and alarming—changes within the critical swing state. Georgia has been on the frontlines of the nation’s political scene ever since it turned blue for the first time in 28 years last November and helped Joe Biden become the 46th President of the United States.
“The legislation, which has been championed by state Republican lawmakers, passed in 29-20,” reported Kelly Mena of CNN. “It now heads to the Georgia House of Representatives, where it is expected to pass in the coming weeks.”
According to Mena, “Under SB 241, voters would need to be 65 years old or older, absent from their precinct, observing a religious holiday, be required to provide constant care for someone with a physical disability, or required to work ‘for the protection of the health, life, or safety of the public during the entire time the polls are open,’ or be an overseas or military voter to qualify for an absentee ballot.”
