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Georgia's new voting law is racist - Coggle Diagram
Georgia's new voting law is racist
Democracy over if law 11/2021
3 elements:
"SB2 Georgia voter suppression law" remove power local officials allows elected officials choose representatives
makes voting inconvenient & uncomfortable ->populated city centres (target African-us voters)
makes physical voting + difficult
Republicans
act like x racist "want - people colour vote"
Justice department & Congress --> HR1 "4 people act"
clear msg " illegal, anti-us & racist"
caught: Thomas Hofeller redistricting process
teaching legislators: hide discrimination --> legislation
✝︎ : daughter revealed racism
truth = everyone votes -> lose
policies 👎 cut health care & keeping wage low
Swing votes
nuance votes -> states become purple
opportunity Republicans keep power & overturn election results 👎
law allows
replacement of electoral authorities -> disenfranchise black voters
General Assembly
suspend account officials/municipality-> replace
control republican -> abolish Secretary of State & replace
discourage vote
long queues
⛔️ distribute food & water (essential stay)
Georgia = black majority
remove polling station (minority) -> longer
charitable relief organisations -> rights attack.
NEDC (non profit organization): hesitant participate systeme believe x work (before law)
Gg Order minimize voter list
difficult obstacle add = lost vote
find vote
❌ office = harder -> provisional ballot
⛔️ vote other office
postal votes
Removing 10->50.000 votes from low margin state = 1% last elect° vote = help reelection republican governor