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Here's a non-comprehensive thread on how Colorado's elections law is extremely different than Georgia's.
Mail ballots: Colorado sends a ballot to every active registered voter. In Georgia, a voter must request a ballot. The Secretary of State and other officials are now banned from even sending *applications* to everyone. 1/
In-person voter ID: Colorado allows various non-photo ID for in-person voting, including a birth certificate, recent bill/bank statement/check. Georgia requires photo ID. 2/
Mail-voter ID: Colorado doesn't require additional ID from mail voters after a newly registered person has their ID verified once; from then, it's a signature system. Georgia now requires a form of ID for every mail vote. 3/
Drop boxes part 1: Colorado's drop boxes are open 24 hours a day until the evening of Election Day. Georgia's now have to be inside, available only during early voting hours, and shut down the Friday before Election Day. 4/
Drop boxes part 2: Colorado encourages the use of drop boxes. Georgia just imposed strict limits. In the 2020 general, both Denver and Atlanta's Fulton County had 38 boxes. Denver can keep that number. Fulton says it is being forced down to 8 boxes. 5/
Voter registration: Colorado allows same-day voter registration on Election Day; someone can show up, register and vote in that election. Georgia's registration deadline is the fifth Monday before Election Day. 6/
Food and water: CO says even campaigns can give out food/drink to voters in line as long as they don't wear candidate/party attire. GA says no person can give out food/drink to voters within 25 feet of the line, with the exception of self-serve water set up by election staff. 7/
I'll stop there. In sum: People can debate how bad or non-bad Georgia's law is, but the claim or suggestion that Colorado has the same or stricter rules is highly dishonest.
I was only breaking down provisions Republicans have raised today in their bad GA-CO comparisons, but yes -- the GA law also includes important administrative provisions, like letting the state elections board seize control of county elections boards, that Colorado doesn't have.
For those reading the thread: here’s an article breaking this down in handy article form. http://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/fact-check-georgia-colorado-election-law-kemp-scott-cotton/index.html
