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Here& #39;s a non-comprehensive thread on how Colorado& #39;s elections law is extremely different than Georgia& #39;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& #39;t require additional ID from mail voters after a newly registered person has their ID verified once; from then, it& #39;s a signature system. Georgia now requires a form of ID for every mail vote. 3/
Drop boxes part 1: Colorado& #39;s drop boxes are open 24 hours a day until the evening of Election Day. Georgia& #39;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& #39;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& #39;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& #39;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& #39;ll stop there. In sum: People can debate how bad or non-bad Georgia& #39;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& #39;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">https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/0...
