Forbes: “The New Georgia Project—which was founded by activist and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams—along with the Black Voters Matter Fund and Rise, Inc. filed a lawsuit against state election officials Thursday evening in U.S. District Court in Atlanta.
The suit seeks injunctive action to block new election restrictions outlined in Senate Bill 202—the “Voter Suppression Bill,” as plaintiffs label it—which was signed into law by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday after quickly passing the state House and Senate in votes along party lines.
…The lawsuit alleges the bill violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by making it harder for Black Georgians to access ballots, while also claiming it violates the first and fourteenth amendments of the U.S. Constitution by creating an undue burden on the right to vote.”