{"id":2005443,"date":"2023-08-18T22:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T02:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judges-overturn-gop-voting-laws-cause-massive-overhaul-to-election-policy-in-red-states\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T22:45:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T02:45:33","slug":"federal-judges-overturn-gop-voting-laws-cause-massive-overhaul-to-election-policy-in-red-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judges-overturn-gop-voting-laws-cause-massive-overhaul-to-election-policy-in-red-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judges strike down GOP voting laws, leading to major election policy changes in Republican states."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judges-overturn-gop-voting-laws-cause-massive-overhaul-to-election-policy-in-red-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2005443&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Federal Judges Overturn\u2062 GOP Voting Laws, Cause Massive Overhaul\u2062 to Election Policy in\u2062 Red States<\/h2>\n<p>Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have made significant rulings against key provisions\u2064 of two controversial election\u200c laws passed two years ago. These laws \u200dwere\u200c enacted by the Republican Party in an\u2063 effort\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-gov-kemp-slams-calls-for-boycotts-over-voting-law\/\" title=\"Ga. Gov. Kemp slams calls for boycotts over voting law\">tighten voting rules<\/a> following former President Donald \u2064Trump&#8217;s loss in the 2020 presidential \u2062contest.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Texas Ruling<\/h3>\n<p>U.S.\u2063 District Judge Xavier Rodriguez struck down a provision\u200c of Texas&#8217; law\u2064 that required mail voters to provide the same identification number they used when registering\u2064 to vote. This requirement was deemed a violation \u200bof the U.S. Civil\u2062 Rights Act, as it resulted\u2062 in eligible voters being unable to cast their ballots due to an irrelevant matter.<\/p>\n<p>The provision led to a significant increase in rejected mail ballots in the first election after \u2062the law&#8217;s passage, prompting a \u2063lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This ruling sends \u2062a clear message that states may not impose unlawful and unnecessary requirements that\u200d disenfranchise eligible voters seeking to participate in our democracy,&#8221;\u2063 stated\u2064 Assistant Attorney\u2064 General Kristen Clarke.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Georgia Ruling<\/h3>\n<p>In\u200b Georgia, U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee delivered a more \u2063mixed set of rulings. He temporarily prohibited officials\u2064 from \u2062penalizing individuals who \u2063provide\u200b food and \u2063water to voters waiting \u200din line, as long \u200das they\u200b are more than 150 feet away from\u2064 the voting building. Additionally, he blocked a requirement for\u2064 voters to provide \u200btheir birthdate on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kraken-released-attorney-sidney-powell-files-104-page-bombshell-complaint-of-massive-fraud-in-georgia-election-update-michigan-too\/\" title=\"BREAKING: KRAKEN RELEASED! Attorney Sidney Powell Files 104 Page BOMBSHELL COMPLAINT of Massive Fraud in Georgia Election - Update: Michigan too\">absentee ballot envelopes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200cBoulee rejected claims \u2062from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-ceo-condemns-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure\/\" title=\"Coca-Cola CEO condemns Ga. voting law amid boycott pressure\">voting rights advocates<\/a>\u2062 that certain restrictions in the law hindered voters with\u200c disabilities from accessing absentee voting.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides claimed victory following\u2063 the ruling. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, stated that the court upheld key portions of the \u2062state&#8217;s\u2062 law, emphasizing the accessibility of Georgia&#8217;s voting system. Civil rights groups who challenged the law celebrated the decisions as wins for democracy\u2064 and protecting ballot access.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Georgia and Texas laws were among \u2064the most prominent of numerous voting restrictions passed in Republican-controlled\u200c states \u200cfollowing Trump&#8217;s loss in 2020. Over 100 restrictive laws \u200chave been enacted in more\u200c than 30 GOP-controlled states since then, according to the Voting Rights Lab.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200bthe controversy surrounding these laws, conservatives have continued \u2062to advocate for increased control over\u200c elections. \u200bThe \u2062Georgia law, in particular, sparked protests and led to\u2064 the relocation of the 2021 Major League \u200cBaseball All-Star Game. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judges-overturn-gop-voting-laws-cause-massive-overhaul-to-election-policy-in-red-states\/\" title=\"Federal judges strike down GOP voting laws, leading to major election policy changes in Republican states.\">voter turnout remained strong<\/a> in the state&#8217;s 2022 \u2062election, leading\u2063 Republicans to argue that the backlash was exaggerated.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governors-unveil-plan-to-end-bidens-border-crisis-were-not-going-to-sit-around-while-biden-refuses-to-act\/\" title=\"Governors Unveil Plan To End Biden\u2019s Border Crisis: \u2018We\u2019re Not Going To Sit Around While Biden Refuses To Act\u2019\">federal court rulings<\/a>, \u2063although delayed,\u200b are likely\u200c to be \u200dappealed. Advocates hope that these\u2062 rulings will be upheld, \u2064as they demonstrate \u2064a rejection of restrictions \u200con mail ballots and\u200b a commitment to preserving democracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal\u2063 has \u200creviewed this Associated Press story and may have\u2062 altered it prior to \u2062publication\u2062 to ensure that \u200cit\u200b meets our editorial \u2063standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-federal-judges-rule-provisions-gop-backed-voting-laws-georgia-texas\/\">Federal Judges Overturn GOP Voting Laws, Cause \u200bMassive Overhaul to Election Policy in\u200c Red States<\/a> appeared first on \u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have invalidated crucial sections of two contentious election laws enacted in response to Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat in the 2020 presidential race. U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez nullified Texas&#8217; provision mandating mail-in voting restrictions, while Georgia&#8217;s law also faced a setback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2005444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2005443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2005443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2005444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2005443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2005443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2005443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}