Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta v. Raffensperger
Advancing Justice-Atlanta and several Asian American voters are challenging Senate Bill 202 ("SB 202"), which the Georgia legislature passed in March 2021. SB 202 significantly restricts absentee voting by mail, the method of voting used by AAPI voters at higher rates than any other racial group in Georgia. Specifically, SB 202 dramatically reduces the time to request and return absentee ballots, eliminates absentee ballot drop-off locations, prohibits local and state officials from proactively mailing absentee applications, imposes burdensome new voter identification requirements, and criminalizes certain handling and return of completed absentee ballot applications.
Advancing Justice-Atlanta's lawsuit argues that SB 202's restrictions on absentee voting disproportionately harm and intentionally disriminate against AAPI voters in Georgia in violation of both the federal Voting Rights Act and the Constitution.
Filed
April 2021
Status
Ongoing
Issues
Federal Voting Rights Act, Intentional Discrimination, Undue Burden on the Right to Vote, First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Fifteenth Amendment, Voting by Mail
