Staff Reports
In a nail-biting showdown of political titans, the 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be a fierce battle between former President Donald Trump and the current White House resident, President Joe Biden. But hold onto your cowboy hats, folks, because this ain’t your grandpa’s election!
Several swing states are making some strategic changes to their election laws, and let’s just say, the game is afoot! First up, let’s mosey on down to the dusty trails of Arizona where the cowboys and cowgirls have been rustling up some changes to wrangle in election integrity. Yeehaw! The state legislature passed a law requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship, making sure only true-blue Americans are casting their ballots. And they ain’t stoppin’ there! They also upped the ante for an automatic recount, making it harder to trigger one, and adjusted the election calendar to accommodate the potential for more nail-biting recounts.
How swing state election laws have changed since 2020
Elections laws in several of the key swing states that are slated to decide the presidential race have seen several changes in the past four years. pic.twitter.com/TvaJGiUvEh
— Lam Elections (@ElectionsL74788) March 10, 2024
Next, we saddle up and mosey on over to Georgia, where they’re stirring up quite the ruckus with their election laws. The Peach State passed Senate Bill 202, which put the kibosh on folks handing out snacks and drinks to voters in line (no lemonade stands here, folks!), and tightened up the rules for absentee ballots. President Biden even hollered that it was “Jim Crow in the 21st century,” but Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, ain’t havin’ none of it! He’s been strutting around like a proud peacock, touting Georgia’s election laws as top-notch and even calling out the Biden administration for pushin’ that “election disinformation.”
Last but not least, let’s mosey on up to Michigan, where they’ve been cookin’ up some changes to their voting laws. The folks in the Great Lakes State approved Proposal 2, which roped in a nine-day early voting period and tightened up the rules for absentee ballots. Governor Gretchen Whitmer even threw her ten-gallon hat in the ring, signing a slew of bills to “expand voting rights and strengthen our democracy.” And let’s not forget the cherry on top — those bills combat intimidation of election workers, let ex-convicts vote, and even let 16- and 17-year-olds pre-register to vote. How’s that for shakin’ things up?
So, grab your lassos and saddlebags, folks, ’cause it looks like the swing states are wrangling in some big changes for the upcoming showdown in November. This ain’t no hoedown, it’s the Wild West of politics, and things are gettin’ mighty interesting!
