Can we boycott Georgia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which elements of the Georgia law are people most concerned with? I skimmed an article, but nothing seemed particularly bad.

The whole damn thing! What is wrong with you?

DP. After the $hit show of the GA elections in 2020, I totally get why they are tightening up their laws.
Funny how the DC elite want to tell GA how to conduct elections.

Funny how the GA GOP is blatantly racist!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:for those of you with broken googles:

Voter ID Laws Deprive Many Americans of the Right to Vote

Millions of Americans Lack ID. 11% of U.S. citizens – or more than 21 million Americans – do not have government-issued photo identification.

Obtaining ID Costs Money. Even if ID is offered for free, voters must incur numerous costs (such as paying for birth certificates) to apply for a government-issued ID.

Underlying documents required to obtain ID cost money, a significant expense for lower-income Americans. The combined cost of document fees, travel expenses and waiting time are estimated to range from $75 to $175.

The travel required is often a major burden on people with disabilities, the elderly, or those in rural areas without access to a car or public transportation. In Texas, some people in rural areas must travel approximately 170 miles to reach the nearest ID office.

Voter ID Laws Reduce Voter Turnout. A 2014 GAO study found that strict photo ID laws reduce turnout by 2-3 percentage points, which can translate into tens of thousands of votes lost in a single state.

Voter ID Laws Are Discriminatory

Minority voters disproportionately lack ID. Nationally, up to 25% of African-American citizens of voting age lack government-issued photo ID, compared to only 8% of whites.

States exclude forms of ID in a discriminatory manner. Texas allows concealed weapons permits for voting, but does not accept student ID cards. Until its voter ID law was struck down, North Carolina prohibited public assistance IDs and state employee ID cards, which are disproportionately held by Black voters. And until recently, Wisconsin permitted active duty military ID cards, but prohibited Veterans Affairs ID cards for voting.

Voter ID laws are enforced in a discriminatory manner. A Caltech/MIT study found that minority voters are more frequently questioned about ID than are white voters.

Voter ID laws reduce turnout among minority voters. Several studies, including a 2014 GAO study, have found that photo ID laws have a particularly depressive effect on turnout among racial minorities and other vulnerable groups, worsening the participation gap between voters of color and whites.

Voter ID Requirements are a Solution in Search of a Problem

In-person fraud is vanishingly rare. A recent study found that, since 2000, there were only 31 credible allegations of voter impersonation – the only type of fraud that photo IDs could prevent – during a period of time in which over 1 billion ballots were cast.

Identified instances of “fraud” are honest mistakes. So-called cases of in-person impersonation voter “fraud” are almost always the product of an elections worker or a voter making an honest mistake, and that even these mistakes are extremely infrequent.

Voter ID laws are a waste of taxpayer dollars. States incur sizeable costs when implementing voter ID laws, including the cost of educating the public, training poll workers, and providing IDs to voters.

Texas spent nearly $2 million on voter education and outreach efforts following passage of its Voter ID law.
Indiana spent over $10 million to produce free ID cards between 2007 and 2010.

The ACLU has led the charge against Voter ID in several states, challenging voter ID laws in in states such as Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. For more information, please contact Robert Hoffman at [e-mail] or visit https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression/fighting-voter-id-requirements to learn more.

So why don’t you fight to make IDs more accessible to poor people. That’s something I could get behind much more than letting people vote without IDs.

[Anonymous]

When ya beat da Georgia bulldawg, ya gonna feel da bulldawg BIIIIIIIIIIITE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for those of you with broken googles:

Voter ID Laws Deprive Many Americans of the Right to Vote

Millions of Americans Lack ID. 11% of U.S. citizens – or more than 21 million Americans – do not have government-issued photo identification.

Obtaining ID Costs Money. Even if ID is offered for free, voters must incur numerous costs (such as paying for birth certificates) to apply for a government-issued ID.

Underlying documents required to obtain ID cost money, a significant expense for lower-income Americans. The combined cost of document fees, travel expenses and waiting time are estimated to range from $75 to $175.

The travel required is often a major burden on people with disabilities, the elderly, or those in rural areas without access to a car or public transportation. In Texas, some people in rural areas must travel approximately 170 miles to reach the nearest ID office.

Voter ID Laws Reduce Voter Turnout. A 2014 GAO study found that strict photo ID laws reduce turnout by 2-3 percentage points, which can translate into tens of thousands of votes lost in a single state.

Voter ID Laws Are Discriminatory

Minority voters disproportionately lack ID. Nationally, up to 25% of African-American citizens of voting age lack government-issued photo ID, compared to only 8% of whites.

States exclude forms of ID in a discriminatory manner. Texas allows concealed weapons permits for voting, but does not accept student ID cards. Until its voter ID law was struck down, North Carolina prohibited public assistance IDs and state employee ID cards, which are disproportionately held by Black voters. And until recently, Wisconsin permitted active duty military ID cards, but prohibited Veterans Affairs ID cards for voting.

Voter ID laws are enforced in a discriminatory manner. A Caltech/MIT study found that minority voters are more frequently questioned about ID than are white voters.

Voter ID laws reduce turnout among minority voters. Several studies, including a 2014 GAO study, have found that photo ID laws have a particularly depressive effect on turnout among racial minorities and other vulnerable groups, worsening the participation gap between voters of color and whites.

Voter ID Requirements are a Solution in Search of a Problem

In-person fraud is vanishingly rare. A recent study found that, since 2000, there were only 31 credible allegations of voter impersonation – the only type of fraud that photo IDs could prevent – during a period of time in which over 1 billion ballots were cast.

Identified instances of “fraud” are honest mistakes. So-called cases of in-person impersonation voter “fraud” are almost always the product of an elections worker or a voter making an honest mistake, and that even these mistakes are extremely infrequent.

Voter ID laws are a waste of taxpayer dollars. States incur sizeable costs when implementing voter ID laws, including the cost of educating the public, training poll workers, and providing IDs to voters.

Texas spent nearly $2 million on voter education and outreach efforts following passage of its Voter ID law.
Indiana spent over $10 million to produce free ID cards between 2007 and 2010.

The ACLU has led the charge against Voter ID in several states, challenging voter ID laws in in states such as Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. For more information, please contact Robert Hoffman at [e-mail] or visit https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression/fighting-voter-id-requirements to learn more.

So why don’t you fight to make IDs more accessible to poor people. That’s something I could get behind much more than letting people vote without IDs.

+1

I have no problem with programs helping people to get an ID.

People should need to show ID to vote though.

[Anonymous]

The GA law makes it accessible. Don't have a driver's license to request an absentee ballot? No problem. The state will issue you a free ID card. Don't want to get one? Okay, no problem. There are ways to provide other forms of proof of identity online.

I don't know how on earth anyone can call this voter suppression.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GA law makes it accessible. Don't have a driver's license to request an absentee ballot? No problem. The state will issue you a free ID card. Don't want to get one? Okay, no problem. There are ways to provide other forms of proof of identity online.

I don't know how on earth anyone can call this voter suppression.

So, you are either an idiot or a racist. The entire motive behind the law is to reduce AA turnout. Here is a suggestion. No voting locations in any county with less than 100,000. Too expensive. Residents of those counties can simply drive to the next county.

[Anonymous]

I guess NY should be boycotted as well:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The GA law makes it accessible. Don't have a driver's license to request an absentee ballot? No problem. The state will issue you a free ID card. Don't want to get one? Okay, no problem. There are ways to provide other forms of proof of identity online.

I don't know how on earth anyone can call this voter suppression.

So, you are either an idiot or a racist. The entire motive behind the law is to reduce AA turnout. Here is a suggestion. No voting locations in any county with less than 100,000. Too expensive. Residents of those counties can simply drive to the next county.

You didn't refute my statement about what the law allows for, just resorted to name calling and emotion. Typical.

[Anonymous]

Though Republicans considered ending Sunday voting, the Georgia law does, however, ultimately expand in-person weekend voting. The law requires two days of Saturday early voting and gives the option of two Sunday voting days. Many smaller counties in the state do not currently offer that much in the way of weekend voting.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/georgia-republicans-absentee-voting-state-legislature-478074

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess NY should be boycotted as well:

I suggest you read through that paragraph again, buddy.

Keep your day job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Further if you want to support Georgians and undo this mess, donate to Stacey Abrams for Governor. https://staceyabrams.com/

The same one that refused to accept her election defeat? Isn't that bad behavior?

We shouldn't support people that don't believe in our democratic system.

[Anonymous]

Here's a handy explainer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess NY should be boycotted as well:

I suggest you read through that paragraph again, buddy.

Keep your day job.

I'm not sure where it was claimed the laws are exactly the same. They are, however, in the same vein: the NY and GA election laws are both attempting to prevent electioneering via provision of food and drink occurring at a polling place. GA's exact provision is different, but not some completely extraordinary measure as claimed by hyperventilating partisans. Georgia's law still allows "self-service water from an unattended receptacle” for voters in line.

[Anonymous]

Love to see the tightening of voter registration laws.
Illegal voting disenfranchises lawful voters.
Gtfoh with the everyone must vote lie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess NY should be boycotted as well:

NY will be fine without you!!!