{"id":2209149,"date":"2024-03-29T12:42:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T16:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republicans-approve-bill-to-adopt-new-election-rules-ahead-of-november\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T12:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T16:42:27","slug":"georgia-republicans-approve-bill-to-adopt-new-election-rules-ahead-of-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republicans-approve-bill-to-adopt-new-election-rules-ahead-of-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Republicans passed a bill implementing new election regulations before November"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fgeorgia-republicans-approve-bill-to-adopt-new-election-rules-ahead-of-november%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=2209149&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--><p>Georgia \u200blawmakers recently passed legislation aimed at providing clearer guidelines\u200c for voter eligibility challenges, enhancing the\u2064 security of paper ballots, and implementing new rules for presidential ballot qualification. \u2064Senate Bill 189 was \u200cintroduced in response to a \u200csurge in voter challenges following the 2020 election. The bill seeks\u200d to define &#8220;probable cause&#8221; for voter eligibility challenges and ease the process for presidential \u2064ballot access in the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Georgia\">Georgia<\/a> lawmakers approved legislation Thursday that would give clearer guidelines for voter eligibility challenges, strengthen the security of paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Georgia\">ballots<\/a>, and introduce new rules for qualifying for the state\u2019s presidential ballot.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/64471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate Bill 189<\/a> is a result of an influx of voter challenges in the state following former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s loss in the 2020 election, which he claimed was the result of voter fraud. Republican lawmakers in swing states have been attempting to tighten voting restrictions going into the 2024 elections. <\/p>\n<p>The bill clarifies \u201cprobable cause\u201d in the event a voter wants to challenge their eligibility. \u201cProbable cause\u201d could be constituted if a voter has been registered in another jurisdiction, obtaining a homestead exemption in a different country, or giving a non-residential address such as a post office box, the <em>Georgia Recorder<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiarecorder.com\/2024\/03\/25\/georgia-lawmakers-could-still-tinker-with-election-rules-in-waning-days-of-2024-legislative-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Any political party that has qualified to be on the presidential ballot in 20 states will have access to Georgia\u2019s ballot, according to the new legislation. This would make it easier for independent presidential candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is required to garner enough signatures on petitions in all 50 states in order to get his name on the ballot. Kennedy\u2019s super PAC claimed he has qualified to be on Georgia\u2019s ballot. <\/p>\n<p>Some Democratic lawmakers were not fond of the \u201cprobable cause\u201d provision in the bill, writing it off as another attempt to disenfranchise voters. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know the policy of not negotiating with terrorists,\u201d Democratic state Rep. Saira Draper said, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/georgia-elections-voting-presidential-election-78ee0d966327b242d129fe7fe9ac32ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>per<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. \u201cI wish we had a policy of not making laws to placate conspiracy theorists.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> defended the bill. John LaHood, a Republican and chairman of the House Governmental Affairs Committee, claimed the legislation would improve voter\u2019s confidence in the state\u2019s elections, the <em>AP<\/em> reported. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat this bill does is ensure that your legal vote does matter,\u201d LaHood said.<\/p>\n<p>Within one hour after polls close, counties in the state would be required to report the results of absentee ballots, and in any election with fewer than 5,000 registered voters, paper ballots must be used, according to the bill. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=WE_Search_Brand-Keyword_2024&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjwzZmwBhD8ARIsAH4v1gWVQjABecyKyd_wGO4ibc7ZgzynJnO3y5q8LEDmAqguDixICnJmFaoaAobREALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That provision would not take effect until 2025, the outlet reported. Another part of the legislation would prohibit the use of QR codes to count ballots, which is how some ballots are counted now, but that would not take effect until July 1, 2026. <\/p>\n<p>The bill, which the House and Senate both approved, is headed to Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Brian-Kemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brian Kemp<\/a>\u2019s (R-GA) desk for his signature.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia legislators passed Senate Bill 189 on Thursday to enhance voter eligibility rules, fortify paper ballot security, and establish new requirements for presidential ballot qualification. 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