Tyler Perry Weighs In On Georgia Voting Law That “Harkens To The Jim Crow Era”
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deadline.comTyler Perry, who owns the massive Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta and is one of the Georgia’s biggest employers of film and TV workers, is speaking out about the state’s recently passed, restrictive voter law, calling it an “unconstitutional” and one that “harkens to the Jim Crow era.”The new law, which Gov.
Brian Kemp signed last week, requires tougher ID rules for absentee ballots, limits the use of drop boxes like the ones implemented nationwide during the 2020 elections, and gives state officials the ability to override jurisdictions of local election boards.
It also criminalizes the act of giving voters waiting in line food or water.Voting rights organizations argue the law targets voters of color in the state, which was the epicenter
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