{"id":313048,"date":"2021-03-25T21:45:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T01:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=313048"},"modified":"2021-03-25T21:45:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T01:45:30","slug":"gop-gov-kemp-signs-massive-election-integrity-bill-protesting-democrat-cuffed-outside-kemps-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-gov-kemp-signs-massive-election-integrity-bill-protesting-democrat-cuffed-outside-kemps-office\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Gov. Kemp Signs Massive Election Integrity Bill; Protesting Democrat Cuffed Outside Kemp\u2019s Office"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fgop-gov-kemp-signs-massive-election-integrity-bill-protesting-democrat-cuffed-outside-kemps-office%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=313048&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3627.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed the Republican-backed \u201cElection Integrity Act of 2021,\u201d or SB 202, into law Thursday as Democratic lawmakers protested the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation seeks to tighten up elections and reduce fraud by enforcing conformity across the state, amping up voter ID, restricting drop boxes, and expanding in-person voting, among additional election-related overhauls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Senate Bill 202, Georgia will take another step toward ensuring our elections are secure, accessible and fair,\u201d Kemp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpb.org\/news\/2021\/03\/25\/kemp-signs-96-page-omnibus-elections-bill\">said<\/a> Thursday. \u201cEnsuring the integrity of the ballot box isn\u2019t partisan, it\u2019s about protecting the very foundation of who we are as Georgians and Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill\u2019s provisions add ID requirements for absentee-by-mail ballots; when Georgians return their ballots, they will be required to use a form of identification to verify who they are. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpb.org\/news\/2021\/03\/23\/whats-similar-and-different-about-georgias-two-omnibus-voting-bills\">noted<\/a> by NPR, this change \u201creplaces the controversial method that has election workers match signatures on applications and ballot envelopes with those on file.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SB 202 also expands in-person voting access, NPR noted: \u201cCurrent Georgia law requires three weeks of Monday through Friday voting during \u2018normal business hours\u2019 and a mandatory Saturday session from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, with counties allowed to add more hours \u2014 including on the weekends \u2014 as they saw fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kemp\u2019s signing of the bill sparked protesting from Democratic representatives.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Democratic Rep. Park Cannon was detained by Georgia State Patrol after she made it to an entrance of the governor\u2019s office. She was escorted out of the building in handcuffs, but it remains unclear if Cannon will be charged with anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2048192771084\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s part of the video, from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hannahjoyTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hannahjoyTV<\/a>, showing Democratic Rep. Park Cannon being detained by Georgia State Patrol outside an entrance to the Governor\u2019s office. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gapol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gapol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LXSInsaErj\">pic.twitter.com\/LXSInsaErj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 stephen fowler (@stphnfwlr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stphnfwlr\/status\/1375219510714765316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last month, elected Democrats clashed with police in the Georgia State Capitol while protesting a similar Republican-backed election integrity bill,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjcl.com\/article\/groups-rally-outside-georgia-state-capitol-in-opposition-of-hb-531\/35637615\">HB 531<\/a>. Rep. Cannon, again, was at the center of the protest. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrats-protest-election-integrity-bill-inside-georgia-state-capitol-clash-with-police\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"29.737991266376\">\n<p><em>Inside the Capitol, protesting Democrats were told by officers that they were in violation of the law and asked to back up when they started&nbsp;shouting \u201cAll Votes Matter\u201d and climbed the stairs leading to the House and Senate chambers as legislators were recessing for lunch,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/voting-protest-leads-to-clash-between-police-and-georgia-lawmaker\/IDNHNNFSCBFABDRS2XU5WYY6KU\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One of the representatives, state Rep. Park Cannon, a Democrat, walked in front of the officer\u2019s megaphone. She was grabbed on the arm by another officer and asked to back up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cStep aside, ma\u2019am,\u201d the officer told Cannon. \u201cGo, go. Step aside.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou can\u2019t touch her!\u201d protesters yelled at the officer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Outraged Democrats later started a sit-in on the steps, demanding an apology from Georgia State Patrol. \u2026 The Democrats sat until they \u201creceived an apology,\u201d which was not made public,&nbsp;according to AJC.&nbsp;The sit-in lasted about 90 minutes and no arrests were made.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cannon claimed that HB 531 targets voters by race and status. \u201cThe goal of me speaking today is so that black people, people across the state of Georgia, poor people, mothers and seniors can vote,\u201d the Democrat said at the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrats-protest-election-integrity-bill-inside-georgia-state-capitol-clash-with-police\">Democrats Protest Election Integrity Bill Inside Georgia State Capitol, Clash With&nbsp;Police<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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