CNN reports.The bill, like others pending in numerous states, derives largely from Republican reaction to Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election.
Donald Trump and his supporters have alleged that there was voter fraud in several of the battleground states Biden carried, although there is absolutely no evidence to back up these claims.
Opponents of such bills say they’re a means to suppress the votes of Democratic-leaning citizens, especially people of color and the poor.
Georgia’s is the first such bill to be signed into law.Cannon was charged with felony obstruction and preventing or disrupting a session of the General Assembly.