Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill Tuesday that establishes rules and processes for how to register to vote and conduct elections.
kemp signed Garrison Douglas, President Kemp’s press secretary, signed Senate Bill 189 (SB189) into law on Tuesday. Confirmed to USA Today.
SB 189 creates a process to help counties remove certain voters from their voter registration databases.
The law also establishes new rules for how homeless people can register to vote, allowing homeless people without a permanent address to use their county’s “registration office” as their mailing address for “election purposes.” It explains that it must be done.
People voting in the Georgia primary fill out ballots using voting machines at the Metropolitan Library in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 24, 2022. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
Under SB189, voters would also be allowed to be removed from voter registration lists up to 45 days before an election.
The bill also makes it easier for third-party candidates to participate on the ballot. Says Georgia’s election ballots allow “any political party or political group” listed on ballots in 20 states. CNN.
After Kemp signed the bill, Georgia Senate Democrats issued The statement criticized Kemp for not vetoing the bill, which in their eyes would “allow conspiracy theorists to disrupt future elections.” It will be.
“Governor. Kemp’s refusal to veto SB 189, which would allow conspiracy theorists to turn the election into complete chaos, says everything about the Republican Party in 2024.” the Senate Democrat wrote. “They work only to please their leader Donald Trump.”
See Mr. Kemp’s statement below regarding his veto rejection of SB 189.#gapor #gasnatems pic.twitter.com/3UxUtHlIwo
— GA Senate Democrats (@GASenateDems) May 7, 2024
“Governor.” Georgia’s Senate Democrats added that Kemp’s decision to put his party in the state is not surprising. We’ve celebrated by signing bills that disempower us, overcrowd our prisons, and encouraged racial profiling by law enforcement. With this sad list, the stakes are clearer than ever.”
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia also issued The bill is a “rollback of voters’ rights,” the statement said.
