A year after passing a controversial election law, Georgia lawmakers are considering a similar measure critics say will make voting harder.
Republican lawmakers in Georgia are fast-tracking an election security bill that critics say will make ballot-counting more burdensome while intimidating voters.
The Georgia House on Thursday night could vote on a bill that would make significant changes to the state's elections system that proponents say will restore voter confidence and improve oversight. The legislation comes a year after Georgia drew headlines for enacting a controversial elections bill. Critics say the new bill is being rushed through and will make it even more difficult to vote in the state.
House Bill 1464 would add new security protocols for handling ballots, give the Georgia Bureau of Investigation a central role in election-related investigations and require the state election board to approve donations to elections offices from outside groups. GOP lawmakers in Georgia are rushing through a bill that critics say could make voting more difficult. Pictured, a worker carries a bin of ballots to be scanned at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 5, 2021, during the Georgia Senate runoff elections.
Burnough added that the bill is unnecessary and gives credence to the"big lie," a reference to baseless claims from former President
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