1. Georgia's Governor just signed a law that: - restricts drop boxes - curtails early voting for runoffs - criminalizes giving water to people waiting in line to vote - imposes new ID requirements for absentee ballots Prominent corporations helped make this possible.
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3. Corporations that backed the sponsors of Georgia's voter suppression legislation AND never spoke out in opposition (2018-present) (con't)
@UnitedHealthGrp (28K)@SunTrust (25K)@Walmart (23K)@Pfizer (17K)@Allstate (17K)@AnthemBCBS (17K)@AnheuserBusch (17K)@Verizon (15K)Show this thread -
4. Corporations that backed the sponsors of Georgia's voter suppression legislation AND never spoke out in opposition (2018-present) (con't)
@Walgreens (10K)@TMobile (8K)@aflac (7K)@Lyft (6K)Show this thread -
5. This isn't the end. The campaign by
@BlackVotersMtr,@NewGAProject,@Georgia_NAACP had an impact. Some of the worst provisions were dropped. There are similar bills being introduced across the country Sign up for updates & accountability journalism.http://popular.info/subscribeShow this thread -
Some of the same companies are backing politicians pushing similar voting restrictions in ARIZONA: https://popular.info/p/major-corporations-announce-opposition … FLORIDA: https://popular.info/p/corporate-backed-florida-republicans …pic.twitter.com/YdlL8dxXZC
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UPDATE: The police arrested a member of the Georgia legislature for knocking on the Governor's door while he signed a voter suppression bill into law:https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-representative-arrested-after-governor-signs-elections-bill/OTVKYHMIYBHRBOVYY5M6HRIVYI/ …
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There was ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD IN GEORGIA'S ELECTIONS. But these dudes decided to make it more difficult to vote anyway.https://twitter.com/GovKemp/status/1375223667504914436 …
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