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Georgia Republicans Sharpen Plan To Roll Back Ballot Access

This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.

COLUMBUS, GEORGIA - On election day Americans vote at the Rothschild Elementary School library, Precinct 116, in Columbus, Georgia on Tuesday November 6, 2018. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post) — COLUMBUS, GEORGIA - On election day Americans vote at the Rothschild Elementary School library, Precinct 116, in Columbus, Georgia on Tuesday November 6, 2018. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

February 22, 2021 3:00 p.m.

Among the several states that are considering restrictive voting measures, Georgia has attracted much of the national attention, both because of its recent Democratic wins and because the measures the state’s Republicans are now advancing are some of the most aggressive.

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