ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Georgia has declined to block several provisions of a sweeping election law while legal challenges play out. The lawsuits assert that parts of the law deny Black voters equal access to voting and violate the U.S. Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act. Political Cartoons View All 1209 Images"The fight for voting rights in the South has never been easy, especially for Black voters. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican who has defended the law, celebrated Boulee's ruling. The third provision says absentee ballots can be requested no later than 11 days prior to an election.

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