March 24, 2021 — Atlanta, Georgia
The Atlanta Black/Jewish Coalition opposes SB 202, which would severely restrict ease of voting access for Georgians.
SB 202 unnecessarily limits absentee ballot drop box times and locations, requires a driver’s license number or other documentation to request and cast an absentee ballot, disqualifies provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct, and prohibits food from being distributed to voters waiting in line.
Because there is no evidence of widespread fraud in our elections, any act that infringes upon or limits the right to vote is unnecessary and contrary to the values of our democracy.
The Atlanta Black/Jewish Coalition grew out of efforts by Atlanta’s Black and Jewish communities in 1982 to campaign for the renewal of the Voting Rights Act, one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history.
Atlanta business leader Mark Dawson, Rabbi Brad Levenberg of Temple Sinai, and Victoria Raggs, a disability rights activist and executive director of the Atlanta Jews of Color Council, lead the coalition today.
“As co-chairs of the Atlanta Black/Jewish Coalition, we are gravely concerned about the implications of SB 202,” they said in a joint statement. “We urge our Georgia state legislators to uphold the values of our democracy and avoid the passage of this alarming and disenfranchising bill.”
