Political Rewind: A New Election Law, An Arrest And The Troubling Optics That Recall Georgia's Past
Friday on Political Rewind: A\xa0contentious GOP election law\xa0passed\xa0along partisan lines in the General Assembly yesterday. The omnibus bill changes many aspect of Georgia elections, and includes stricter identification requirements for absentee voting and a more narrower window to request an absentee ballot.\n\nThe State House approved SB 202 early Thursday with a 100-75 party-line vote, and the Senate voted to agree with the House changes 34-20 on a party-line vote as well.\n\nHours later, Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill into law from the state Capitol. During the ceremony, Democratic House member Park Cannon, a representative from Atlanta, was arrested and led from the Capitol building in handcuffs after attempting to attend the signing.\n\nPanelists:\n\nDonna Lowry \u2014 Host, GPB's Lawmakers\n\nPatricia Murphy \u2014 Political Reporter and Columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nRana Cash \u2014 Executive Editor, Savannah Morning News\n\nChuck Williams \u2014 Reporter, WRBL-TV