Важным шагом стал судебный иск, поданный министерством юстиции к Джорджии против вновь принятых драконовских законов по затруднению голосования.
The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State, and the Georgia State Election Board over recent voting procedures adopted by Georgia Senate Bill 202, which was signed into law in March 2021. The United States' complaint challenges provisions of Senate Bill 202 under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. "The right of all eligible citizens to vote is the central pillar of our democracy, the right from which all other rights ultimately flow," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. "This lawsuit is the first step of many we are taking to ensure that all eligible voters can cast a vote; that all lawful votes are counted; and that every voter has access to accurate information." "The right to vote is one of the most central rights in our democracy and protecting the right to vote for all Americans is at the core of the Civil Rights Division’s mission," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "The Department of Justice will use all the tools it has available to ensure that each eligible citizen can register, cast a ballot, and have that ballot counted free from racial discrimination. Laws adopted with a racially motivated purpose, like Georgia Senate Bill 202, simply have no place in democracy today." "One of the fundamental rights of our democracy is the right to vote. That right should be protected for every citizen of our district, regardless of race," said Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine for the Northern District of Georgia. "The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is committed to protecting the rights of all Americans to vote." The United States' complaint contends that several provisions of Senate Bill 202 were adopted with the purpose of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race. The Justice Department's lawsuit alleges that the cumulative and discriminatory effect of these laws-particularly on Black voters-was known to lawmakers and that lawmakers adopted the law despite this. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/justice-department-files-lawsuit-against-state-georgia-stop-racially-discriminatory
WATCH: GA Senator @Ossoff reads statements from even Republicans calling the Georgia law "knee-jerk reaction legislation" to appease the "extreme-right."
Важным шагом стал судебный иск, поданный министерством юстиции к Джорджии против вновь принятых драконовских законов по затруднению голосования.
The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State, and the Georgia State Election Board over recent voting procedures adopted by Georgia Senate Bill 202, which was signed into law in March 2021. The United States' complaint challenges provisions of Senate Bill 202 under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
"The right of all eligible citizens to vote is the central pillar of our democracy, the right from which all other rights ultimately flow," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. "This lawsuit is the first step of many we are taking to ensure that all eligible voters can cast a vote; that all lawful votes are counted; and that every voter has access to accurate information."
"The right to vote is one of the most central rights in our democracy and protecting the right to vote for all Americans is at the core of the Civil Rights Division’s mission," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "The Department of Justice will use all the tools it has available to ensure that each eligible citizen can register, cast a ballot, and have that ballot counted free from racial discrimination. Laws adopted with a racially motivated purpose, like Georgia Senate Bill 202, simply have no place in democracy today."
"One of the fundamental rights of our democracy is the right to vote. That right should be protected for every citizen of our district, regardless of race," said Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine for the Northern District of Georgia. "The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is committed to protecting the rights of all Americans to vote."
The United States' complaint contends that several provisions of Senate Bill 202 were adopted with the purpose of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race. The Justice Department's lawsuit alleges that the cumulative and discriminatory effect of these laws-particularly on Black voters-was known to lawmakers and that lawmakers adopted the law despite this.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/justice-department-files-lawsuit-against-state-georgia-stop-racially-discriminatory
WATCH: GA Senator @Ossoff reads statements from even Republicans calling the Georgia law "knee-jerk reaction legislation" to appease the "extreme-right."
Listen to his exchange with @staceyabrams on what's happening in their state: pic.twitter.com/pgWmZblc0K
- Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) April 20, 2021
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