US: Ensure Equitable Voting Access in Georgia Runoffs

Click to expand Image A voter drops their ballot off during early voting, October 19, 2020, in Athens, Georgia. © AP Photo/John Bazemore (Washington, DC) – State and local election officials in Georgia should take immediate steps to ensure that every voter in the state has easy and equitable access to absentee ballot drop boxes in the lead up to the January 5, 2021, Senate runoff elections, Human Rights Watch said today as it released a new data analysis of the issue. Human Rights Watch determined that there are significant inequities between voters’ access to drop boxes, by looking at…

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