why didn't you include the orange in your underline?
"Among other things, the state’s measure reduced the window to request an absentee ballot(1), stripped power from the secretary of state (2)and sharply curtailed the use of absentee ballot drop boxes (3) in populous and Democratic-voting metro Atlanta counties.."
1. All they did was define when Absentee ballots applications HAD to be responded to, either with denial or providing a ballot. Before this law there was no time frame that the state had to respond. So previously under the law the state could never respond to an absentee ballot request, or could wait until after the absentee ballots were accepted. yes the overall days got reduced, but it came with a guarantee of response within that window.The people can still send in their requests after the stated dates, its just not guaranteed that they will be responded to in time, based on demand. That seems pretty reasonable to me, and puts more emphasis on the state, defining the time when they HAD to respond. -this is her and you complaining because you do not know the context. SB202 Section 25 spells it out.
2. This is something that Abrams pushed for previously. because she alleged that they interfered and played politics with it. this was a non-partisan issue until she changed her mind and made it an issue under the new system there is an elected person specifically for this job and candidates had to come from both parties. SB202 Section 5-flip flop by Stacey.
3. similar to issue number 1. before this law there was ZERO requirement for drop boxes. even at polling locations. This law required all polling locations have drop boxes. AND there was at least one other drop box in every district. This law set a minimum number that has to be provided, not a maximum number that could be provided. - again you two not knowing the context. SB202 Section 26, "A board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk shall establish at least one drop box 1173 as a means for absentee by mail electors to deliver their ballots to the board of registrars 1174 or absentee ballot clerk. "..."The drop box location shall have adequate lighting and be under 1187 constant surveillance by an election official or his or her designee, law enforcement 1188 official, or licensed security guard. During an emergency declared by the Governor 1189 pursuant to Code Section 38-3-51, drop boxes may be located outside the office of the 1190 board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk or outside of locations at which advance voting 1191 is taking place, subject to the other limitations of this Code section. "
as I said her case is BS and relies on ignorance.
Go find these actual issues in the law. provide the section number and line of text. because I am willing to bet these problems don't actually exist. They even make it clear what the law was previously, vs what it is now. and down the whole bill, it is almost always expansion, expansion, expansion. Its only by taking certain parts of the bill, while ignoring the context of the specifics, that they are able to find any real issues.
why not include any of the positive changes?
Expanding the possible volunteers and workforce
Expanding Voting hours SB202 Section 2 (5)
Guaranteed funds for all districts instead of only some Sb202 Section 2 (6)
The possibility of resolving issues between districts, previously if the locals had an issue there was no mechanism to resolve them. SB202 (7)
Section 18 SB202 specifies if people were not able to complete their voting by an hour after closing that that precinct had to be redesigned until they got to a point in the next election where voting could be completed in time.
https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498