Black voters face larger impact of Georgia voting law’s drop box, absentee and ID rules
ATLANTA — Georgia’s voting law, passed in response to Donald Trump’s loss and widespread absentee voting in the 2020 presidential election, has a larger impact on Black voters than white voters in several ways, state election data shows.
The election law reduced drop box availability, tightened absentee ballot application deadlines and added voter ID requirements, areas where the numbers show disparities between Black and white voters, according to an analysis of election records from 2014 to 2022 by The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Heading into this year’s presidential election, changes to voting access could deter some Georgians from casting a ballot — and ultimately impact who wins the state’s 16 electoral votes.
Mark Niesse and Maya T. Prabhu October 4, 2024
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