Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State for Georgia, lashed out at the Justice Department's move to challenge Georgia's new voting law in court. He expressed confidence that the Biden administration would fail to achieve Georgia's election reform goals.Raffensperger said to the Washington Examiner that it was partisan. We are confident that we will win against this progressive wing of Department of Justice.This lawsuit was filed just days after the Democratic voting reform bill in Congress failed. This sweeping legislation was intended to stop a series of election reforms in many states that were passed since the 2020 election reforms, which Democrats called restrictive.SORTING FACT FROM FICTION IN GEORGIA VOTING LANGUAGE DEBATEThe Justice Department filed the suit under Section 2 (Voting Rights Act), which prohibits discrimination against persons of color in voting. Officials from the Justice Department argued that Georgia's law (known as S.B. The Georgia law, known as S.B. 202, was specifically written to stop minorities from casting their votes.According to the Justice Department, Friday's complaint by the United States alleges that many provisions in Senate Bill 202 were intended to deny or impede the right of Black voters to vote. According to the Justice Department's lawsuit, lawmakers knew about the discriminatory and cumulative effects of these laws on Black voters and they adopted the law regardless.Raffensperger stated that he disagreed with the Justice Department's interpretation of the law and the complaints against certain provisions it contains that the agency seeks to invalidate.Raffensperger, for example, took aim at a complaint about a new ban on water distribution to voters who were waiting to cast their ballots.Because lines are outlawed in S.B., there won't be any lines. He cited S.B. 202 as the reason for the lack of lines, saying that it requires precincts add additional resources to ensure there are no wait times at polling locations longer than one hour.Continue the storyGeorgia law critics often cited the ban on food and water as one of their main reasons for opposing it. Georgia legislators stated that the provision was meant to stop campaigns and activist groups from offering refreshments to their candidates as a last-ditch pitch.Raffensperger stated that you can't politic within 150 feet. Campaign material is not allowed, and people cannot receive any value from it.However, the Department of Justice argued that minorities would be adversely affected if the ban is not lifted.The Justice Department filed a complaint stating that these efforts were often run by Black-led community groups to offer relief to voters waiting at polling stations for majority-minority voters. SB 202 will prohibit churches, non-profit groups, and other groups, from sharing food or water in order to encourage voters to not abandon long lines to vote because they are hungry or thirsty.Biden's administration seeks to eliminate a restriction on ballot drop boxes, a ban on sending out unsolicited mail-in ballot applications, and a new voter identification provision.Raffensperger stated that the voter ID sections of the Georgia law required applicants for absentee votes to show their drivers license, photo ID number, or provide a copy of alternative ID forms, such as utility bills, in order to end the state's practice of signing match to verify absentee ballots.Signature matching critics claim that signature matching is subjective and that requiring documentation to prove identity removes more uncertainty.Raffensperger pointed out that the Georgia verification rules were similar to those in Minnesota.Red states are being criticized for their pursuit of voting laws like Georgia's by Democrats. They claim this is because they were forced to vote artificially due to former President Donald Trump's false claim that Trump won the election.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE WASHINGTON XAMINERRaffensperger, however, argued that Trump's lies were not the only reason for needing to restore faith in the state election system. He said it began with the 2018 gubernatorial campaign. Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate in that election, refused to acknowledge that he was now-Gov. Brian Kemp had defeated her fairly, asserting that he had won only by suppressing votes.Raffensperger stated that Stacey Abrams didn't concede defeat in 2018. This affected the confidence in the elections on their side. 2020 saw the exact same thing happen on the opposite side of the aisle.Washington Examiner VideosTags: News, Voting and Voting rights, Department of Justice GeorgiaOriginal Author: Sarah WestwoodOriginal Location: "Absolutely partisan": Georgia secretary of State slams DOJ's voting lawsuit
