Georgia-based companies face boycott calls over voting bill
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Opponents of a law that changed voting rules in Georgia are calling for boycotts of high-profile Georgia based companies, including Delta, Coca-Cola and Home Depot. The legislation's opponents say the companies didn't do enough to defeat the measure.
Republicans who passed the law say the measure is needed to stop illegal voting, playing on discredited claims of widespread fraud in last year's presidential election. Opponents say the legislation, and similar measures being considered in other states, amount to voter suppression efforts that will reduce minority voting. President Joe Biden has called the bill "Jim Crow in the 21st Century" and "an atrocity." The companies have issued statements saying they support everyone's right to vote, expressing some disappointment with the legislation signed last week by Gov. Brian Kemp.More Related News
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