Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday directed the Justice Department to drop a lawsuit challenging a major election reform law passed by Georgia’s Republican lawmakers following President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in the state.
The lawsuit, originally filed in June 2021 under former President Joe Biden, claimed the law was designed to suppress Black voter turnout. Bondi rejected the allegations, accusing the Biden administration of promoting “false claims of suppression.”
“Georgians deserve secure elections, not fabricated claims of false voter suppression meant to divide us,” she said.
The legislation, known as SB 202, was one of several GOP-backed laws enacted after Trump’s defeat. It imposed stricter voting rules, including a new voter ID requirement for mail-in ballots, a shorter window to request absentee ballots, and fewer ballot drop boxes in the densely populated Atlanta metro area.
This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information is available.
Reporting by the Associated Press contributed to this story.
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