After Georgia saw record early voting in today's primary, emboldened Republicans plan to double down on a nationwide 'election integrity' push.
Emboldened Republicans plan to double down on a nationwide "election integrity" push after Georgia saw record early voting in today's primary.President Biden and other Democrats had attacked the state's new ballot restrictions as "Jim Crow 2.0." But early voting came in atRepublicans argue the results refute Democrats' claims that the 2021 election law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp amounted to voter suppression.
Democrats contend the high early turnout is the result of energized efforts to educate voters and say the biggest changes from the law were related to absentee ballot access and rules —About 4,000 votes were attributable to the additional day of early voting that Republicans have touted under the new law, according to theRejection rates for provisional ballots won't be available until after the election, so the complete picture won't be clear for weeks.
"The question here is: After this election cycle for the primary, how many voters were disenfranchised by the cutting down of absentee ballot voting?" she said. "And how many voters had to change the mechanism in which they were choosing to vote?"A Republican familiar with the party's plans told Axios the GOP will "continue to tout election integrity efforts through November" on top of the millions already spent — casting Georgia as a "victory.
Sen. Rick Scott , chair of the Senate GOP's campaign arm, said companies like Delta look "foolish" for havingRepublicans are expected to launch the second wave of election reform bills in state legislatures — with GOP-led states, including Georgia and Arizona, taking "another pass" at additional changes, Heritage Action executive director Jessica Anderson told Axios.
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