GA Lawmakers Approve Bill Easing RFK’s Ballot Access

The Associated Press reports:

Georgia lawmakers on Thursday approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state’s presidential ballot that could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battleground state.

Republicans in Georgia have repeatedly floated election changes in the wake of false claims by former President Donald Trump and other Republicans that he lost Georgia’s 16 electoral votes in 2020 because of fraud.

The bill would grant access to Georgia’s ballot to any political party that has qualified for the presidential ballot in at least 20 states or territories. The change could be a boost to independent candidates such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose campaign has spooked Democrats.

Read the full article. The bill also creates more power to uphold challenges to voter eligibility. Local Republican activists have challenged the eligibility of over 100,000 voters.

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