Georgia Senate Bill 202 Restricts Voting With Targeted Provisions

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 202 on March 25, 2021, enacting the most sweeping changes to Georgia's election law in decades. Key provisions: criminalized giving food or water to voters waiting in long lines (lines disproportionately longer in Black-majority precincts); cut drop boxes from 94 to 23 statewide; limited weekend early voting hours, directly restricting 'Souls to the Polls' Sunday voting prominent in Black churches; added ID requirements for absentee ballots; empowered the legislature to appoint the State Election Board chair, removing the Secretary of State. The DOJ sued, arguing intentional discrimination against Black voters.