We shouldn’t be surprised: after their unexpected losses, Georgia Republicans are trying to pass punitive and racist voter suppression laws in their current state legislative session. Here are just a few examples, from the Center for Common Ground:

SB 67: Absentee ballot application ID

SB 68: Ban ballot drop boxes

SB 69: End automatic voter registration

SB 70: Prohibits new Georgia residents from voting in runoffs

SB 71: Requires an excuse to vote absentee

SB 73: Bans nonprofit organizations from mailing absentee ballot applications to voters

Action:

Sign up to phone bank or sign up for an online training to connect Georgia voters to their legislators so they can oppose these voter suppression bills. Here are the links to get started, from the Center for Common Ground (you may know them from their ‘Reclaim Our Vote’ campaign last year!):

Get started on your own: https://sites.google.com/peopledemandingaction.org/center-for-common-ground/gavote

Sign up for a training: https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/monday-phone-bank-trainings/

Background:

https://newrepublic.com/article/161258/georgia-elections-voter-suppression-graham