Joe Biden (right) with elected senators John Ossoff (left) and Rafael Warnock on stage, the first black man to win in Georgia (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
A new electoral law was passed in the state of Georgia AmericaWith the support of Governor Brian Kemp, Republican Party, Creating protests and backlash from the business world and from the defenders of democracy and human rights.
They state that the law, which tightens the document’s requirements for voting in state elections, is discriminatory and weakens minority rights.
The Bill was approved by the State Legislature and approved by the Governor on Wednesday, March 31.
Dozens of large US companies, some based in Georgia, such as Coco cola, Delta Airlines I UPS, Went public with condemnation of the new law, which according to experts, could trigger a wave of review of investment in the state.
Microsoft, Facebook, Porsche, Bank of america, J. P. Mourgan, Merck, Cisco And many other companies have condemned the new law in the state.
“Equal voting rights are one of the foundations of American democracy. Voting should be easy and accessible to all eligible voters,” he said in a statement. Larry Fink, the world’s largest manager, CEO of BlackRock.
Alfredo Rivera, Coca-Cola CEO for North America, Said: “We are opposed to measures that seek to reduce or limit access to voting. We defend broad access, voter convenience, election integrity and political neutrality. Whatever may be done by disrupting these principles May, it may cause suppression of the vote. “
a Major League Baseball (MLB)The American Baseball League announced on Friday that it would no longer hold the All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia’s capital, in protest of the new laws. The festive event that brings together the best and most popular athletes in the league was scheduled for June.
MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred, who holds the league’s equal status, said, “Major League Baseball basically supports the right of all Americans to vote and opposes the ban on voting booths.”
Under the new law, voters will have to prove identity in some way by water or electricity or bank accounts, in an state in which an estimated 200,000 voters do not have a driving license or state identity.
This is considered discriminatory by human rights and political experts, as approximately 25% of blacks in the United States do not have photo ID, which is above the 8% rate for whites.
Another point criticized is the ban on the distribution of food and water in voting lines, which tends to discourage the presence of minorities in elections in poor places, where long lines often occur.
The Republican move was made just after it was relevant to the state’s victory. Joe Biden, Tax Democratic Party, In the presidential elections last November. It was the first democratic victory in the state since 1992 with Bill Clinton.
The state’s population also elected for the first time a black senator (Rafael Warnock) and a Jewish senator (John Osoff).
