Issues of impact in 2021: Georgia Republican legislators react to Democratic election wins

Georgia’s Republican-led Legislature moved to restrict - “safeguard” was the label they used - voting during the 2021 session. The action was in response to losses by Republicans Donald Trump, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in statewide elections, results driven by a historic turnout by Democratic voters.

Here is a selection of the most widely read viewpoints related to the reforms, popularly known as SB 202, published by the Savannah Morning News in 2021.

This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Georgia General Assembly passes new voting law following 2020 election