Sum-Up: Georgia Politicians Push Restrictive Voting Bill

ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 4: Voters turn out to cast their ballots at polling locations on November 4, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) — ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 4: Voters turn out to cast their ballots for the midterm election at Grady High School on November 4, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn is runni... ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 4: Voters turn out to cast their ballots for the midterm election at Grady High School on November 4, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn is running in a tight race against Republican U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) MORE LESS

March 19, 2018 10:51 a.m.

In Georgia, state GOP lawmakers are pushing a bill that would shrink the period in which Atlanta voters can cast their votes. A law passed in the 1970s let Atlanta polling places stay open until 8 p.m. Supporters of the...

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