Common Dreams: ‘Reprehensible Power Grab’: Outrage as Georgia House Passes GOP Bill Restricting Voting Rights

Alexander's remarks were echoed by Aklima Khondoker, Georgia state director at the advocacy group All Voting is Local, who said in a statement that "these new bills are a reprehensible power grab that were rushed through committee and never intended to solve the real issues that plagued our elections like long lines, machine malfunctions, and staffing scarcities." "Georgia voters turned out in November and January, making their voices heard through ballot drop boxes, expanded absentee voting, and increased early voting hours," added Khondoker. "That increased access empowered voters to change Georgia's political landscape, and now, the legislature is trying to ensure it never happens again. Georgians must have the freedom to vote in the way that works best for them."

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AZCentral: Supreme Court’s conservatives question effort to unwind voting laws that critics say discriminate

Alex Gulotta, Arizona director of All Voting is Local, said that courts shouldn't look at any one rule in isolation but instead should look at an entire system he says disadvantages minority voters. "When you add up the cumulative impact of each one of these things it creates a mountain of barriers for people who have the least ability to overcome those barriers," Gulotta said. "We’re basically creating a voting system that favors the privileged."

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USA Today: Supreme Court’s conservatives question effort to unwind voting laws that critics say discriminate

Alex Gulotta, Arizona director of All Voting is Local, said that courts shouldn't look at any one rule in isolation but instead should look at an entire system he says disadvantages minority voters. "When you add up the cumulative impact of each one of these things it creates a mountain of barriers for people who have the least ability to overcome those barriers," Gulotta said. "We’re basically creating a voting system that favors the privileged."

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