{"id":327035,"date":"2021-03-27T12:46:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T16:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=327035"},"modified":"2021-03-27T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T16:46:23","slug":"gop-ga-lawmakers-attempt-to-make-elections-fair-in-peach-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-ga-lawmakers-attempt-to-make-elections-fair-in-peach-state\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Ga. lawmakers attempt to make elections fair in Peach State"},"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%2Fgop-ga-lawmakers-attempt-to-make-elections-fair-in-peach-state%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=327035&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 id=\"attachment_2392710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2392710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger spoke during a news conference in Atlanta. (AP Photo\/John Bazemore)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:35 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, March 27, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Georgia\u2019s secretary of state is pushing back against the Democrats\u2019 so-called For the People Act.<\/p>\n<p>In a USA Today opinion piece on Friday, Brad Raffensperger outlined how Georgia was learning from the mistakes made during the last election. He added that H.R. 1 would be a \u201cdisaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill is being criticized not only because it requires that states offer same day registration for federal elections, but also because it could lead to voters casting a ballot in more than one location.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argued it would ultimately lead to a rise in voter fraud.<\/p>\n<p>He went on the say that Republicans were against the legislation now, just as they were when it was introduced by Democrat Stacey Abrams in 2018 when she claimed her election had been stolen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2392711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2392711\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2392711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3952.jpeg\" alt=\"Former US Representative and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams speaks at a Get Out the Vote rally with former US President Barack Obama as he campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden on November 2, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage \/ AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3952.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3953.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3954.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3955.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2392711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacey Abrams spoke at a Get Out the Vote rally on November 2, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo let me be clear, this is not a speech of concession, because concession means to acknowledge an action that is right, true or proper,\u201d Abrams previously stated. \u201cAs a woman of conscience and faith, I cannot concede that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger said he had to spend the first part of his term repairing the damage caused by Abrams\u2019 refusal to concede. During the 2018 election, Abrams claimed the election was not fairly won, despite the Peach State certifying the victory for now-Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.).<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger explained if H.R. 1 was passed, it would \u201cput Georgia\u2019s self-sacrificing poll workers through the wringer all over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Kemp fired back at Joe Biden after being accused of signing a series of voting rights bills reflective of the Jim Crow era. In a statement issued on Friday, Kemp said there\u2019s nothing Jim Crow about asking residents to have photo ID to vote by mail and in-person.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You obviously haven\u2019t read the bill. <\/p>\n<p>SB 202 expands voting access, streamlines procedures, and ensures election integrity. <\/p>\n<p>There is nothing \u2018Jim Crow\u2019 about requiring voter ID to submit an absentee ballot \u2013 every Georgia voter must already do so when voting in-person. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1QiVVnUlXD\">https:\/\/t.co\/1QiVVnUlXD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianKempGA\/status\/1375606387112296449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This came one day after Kemp signed a package of bills to address election integrity problems faced in the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the November election last year I knew, like so many of you, that significant reforms to our state elections were needed,\u201d Kemp stated. \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt there were many alarming issues with how the election was handled, and those problems understandably led to the crisis of confidence in the ballot box here in Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kemp went on to claim Biden and the far-left are trying to destroy the sanctity of the ballot box, and accused them of not actually reading the new laws.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Raffensperger issued a statement supporting Kemp, saying there is no rational argument to be made against requiring voters to show an ID for absentee ballots.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The left said that photo ID for in-person voting would suppress votes. It didn\u2019t. Registration and turnout soared, hitting new records with each election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (@GaSecofState) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaSecofState\/status\/1375543260790329352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/psaki-biden-to-sign-gun-control-executive-orders\/\">Psaki: Biden To Sign Gun Control Executive Orders<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger spoke during a news conference in Atlanta. 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