Georgia now has TWO of the worst voter suppression bills in the nation moving quickly through our legislature: SB 241 and HB 531. These proposals are assaults on democracy, founded on baseless and racist far-right conspiracy theories. These bills constitute one of the worst attacks on voting rights since Reconstruction, and would erect a juggernaut of barricades to voting access. They revive Georgia’s dark history of voter suppression and racism as state policy. It is critical Congress pass HR 1 and HR 4 to protect voters and safeguard our democracy.

Republicans wrote Georgia's election laws, but they were humiliated on November 3 and January 5, so now they are seeking to silence Georgians, particularly communities of color, who exercised their power to change Georgia.

Each day we get closer to stopping these bills, but we MUST continue applying public pressure and holding bad actors accountable

HB 531

HB 531 has now passed on a party line vote in the Georgia House. Now, it will move to the Senate Ethics Committee. It would restrict dropbox access, add new ID requirements for mail voting, restrict weekend voting, and criminalize volunteers for handing out food and water to voters waiting in 2-8 hour long lines.

Not only are these ID requirements suppressive and unnecessary, but they would also have a disproportionate impact on Black, minority, and rural voters across our state.

HB 531 contains provisions that would pass on serious unfunded mandates to our counties that would raise taxes. An independent analysis by Voting Rights Lab found that HB 531 could incur over $50 million in total new costs statewide.

HB 531 ACTION ITEM(S):

GEORGIANS: Call your county elections office to ask that they oppose HB 531 and the new costs for counties that it would create. You can find your county’s elections office contact information here.

GEORGIANS: Call/Email the Senators from the Ethics Committee to demand they vote NO on HB 531:

• Max Burns: (404) 656-7586, max.burns@senate.ga.gov 
• Dean Burke: (404) 656-0040, dean.burke@senate.ga.gov 
• Jason Anavitarte: (404) 656-0085, jason.anavitarte@senate.ga.gov 
• Mike Dugan: (404) 656-7872, mike.dugan@senate.ga.gov 
• Steve Gooch: (404) 656-9221, steve.gooch@senate.ga.gov 
• Bo Hatchett: (404) 656-7454, bo.hatchett@senate.ga.gov 
• Butch Miller: (404) 656-6578, butch.miller@senate.ga.gov 
• Randy Robertson: (404) 463-3931, randy.robertson@senate.ga.gov 
• Brian Strickland: (404) 463-6598, brian.strickland@senate.ga.gov
• Kay Kirkpatrick: (404) 656-3932, kay.kirkpatrick@senate.ga.gov 

Sample Script: “Hi my name is [Insert Name] and I am a resident of [COUNTY YOU LIVE IN]. I am contacting you to ask you to oppose HB 531, and to oppose any other attempts to roll back voting rights in Georgia. This bill will significantly harm my right to vote.”