Democrats see Georgia as opening salvo in war on voting rights

Republican state legislators engaged in a nationwide effort to rewrite ballot access laws after the highest-turnout, most secure election in history scored their first major achievement Thursday when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed a sweeping overhaul package into law that will restrict voter access to absentee ballots and ballot drop boxes.

In other states, Democrats watched with rising anxiety, knowing their legislatures are next.

“We’ve been watching Georgia pretty closely, and we knew our legislative Republicans were likely to introduce something as well,” said Michigan state Sen. Stephanie Chang (D), who represents part of Detroit and its southern suburbs.

The day before Kemp signed Georgia’s legislative package, Michigan Republicans introduced 39 bills meant to change a voting process that resulted in President Biden carrying the state by 154,000 votes in 2020. Among the measures are proposals to limit election officials’ ability to send out absentee ballot applications, require a copy of a voter’s identification when submitting an absentee ballot, and a limit on drop boxes.

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