Georgia’s new law leaves in place Sunday voting, (a point of disserved contention with earlier proposals, given that black churches have a ‘souls to the polls’ tradition after services. The Legislature, also decided to expand weekend early voting statewide, by requiring two Saturdays instead of only one under current law. In total, Georgia now offers three weeks of early voting. The new law also leaves in place no-excuses absentee voting. Every eligible Georgia voter will continue to be allowed to request a mail ballot for the sake of simple convenience—or for no reason at all. Again, this is hardly restrictive: More than a dozen states, including Connecticut and Delaware, require mail voters to give a valid excuse… The legislation also says applications for mail ballots are due 11 days before the election, instead of four days. If that’s racist, so is the U.S. Postal Service, which urges voters to allow 15 days for two-way delivery. So explain to me how this is Jim Crow 2.0?
Georgia’s new law leaves in place Sunday voting, (a point of disserved contention with earlier proposals, given that black churches have a ‘souls to the polls’ tradition after services. The Legislature, also decided to expand weekend early voting statewide, by requiring two Saturdays instead of only one under current law. In total, Georgia now offers three weeks of early voting. The new law also leaves in place no-excuses absentee voting. Every eligible Georgia voter will continue to be allowed to request a mail ballot for the sake of simple convenience—or for no reason at all. Again, this is hardly restrictive: More than a dozen states, including Connecticut and Delaware, require mail voters to give a valid excuse… The legislation also says applications for mail ballots are due 11 days before the election, instead of four days. If that’s racist, so is the U.S. Postal Service, which urges voters to allow 15 days for two-way delivery. So explain to me how this is Jim Crow 2.0?