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We usually spend Tuesdays with @GottaLaff, discussing what’s happening in the news as gleaned from her Twitter stream. Laffy has been dealing with a horribly painful case of tendinitis, affecting both hands! She’s been in physical therapy and hopes to be able to rejoin us sometime soon.
Today, filling her big shoes is Julianna Forlano, who you can usually catch over at act.tv. Today, we’ll dish on the news, and there’s lots to talk about.
At the top of the show, I shared a NY Times article “What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does.” You should read the whole thing. But here’s the 16 key provisions that will limit ballot access, potentially confuse voters, and give more power to Republican lawmakers the article identified:
- Voters will now have less time to request absentee ballots.
- There are strict new ID requirements for absentee ballots.
- It’s now illegal for election officials to mail out absentee ballot applications to all voters.
- Drop boxes still exist … but barely.
- Mobile voting centers (think an R.V. where you can vote) are essentially banned.
- Early voting is expanded in a lot of small counties, but probably not in more populous ones.
- Offering food or water to voters waiting in line now risks misdemeanor charges.
- If you go to the wrong polling place, it will be (even) harder to vote.
- If election problems arise, a common occurrence, it is now more difficult to extend voting hours.
- With a mix of changes to vote-counting, high-turnout elections will probably mean a long wait for results.
- Election officials can no longer accept third-party funding (a measure that nods to right-wing conspiracy theories).
- With an eye toward voter fraud, the state attorney general will manage an election hotline.
- The Republican-controlled legislature has more control over the State Election Board.
- The secretary of state is removed as a voting member of the State Election Board.
- The G.O.P.-led legislature is empowered to suspend county election officials.
- Runoff elections will happen faster — and could become harder to manage.
I shared a couple of funny videos today. First, an actual postal worker who has a few choice words for Louis DeJoy
And Lauren Mayer had some words for Joe Manchin
And here’s today’s show on video, courtesy of Twitter
.@GottaLaff is still out, tending to a bad case of tendinitis. So today, the role of Laffy will be played by @JuliannaForlano. Showtime 5ET/2PT… Watch/listen right here! https://t.co/yYQsHzipIf
— Nicole Sandler (@nicolesandler) April 6, 2021