WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is suing Georgia over the state’s voting law.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the suit Friday.
Georgia law now requires photo ID for absentee mail-in voting, after 1.3 million voters in the Peachtree state used the option during the COVID-19 pandemic, WSB reported.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill that outlined how Georgians were able to vote in future elections, WSB reported. Thirteen other states also passed similar laws.
The bill also cut the number of ballot drop boxes in the Atlanta area, The Associated Press reported.
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler said the bill was “voter suppression tactics” and was “unabashed assault on voting rights.”
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