AG Bondi dismisses lawsuit that challenged Georgia election law

The nation’s top prosecutor has announced that the Justice Department has officially dismissed a lawsuit, filed during the Biden administration, accusing Georgia of voter suppression.

“Contrary to the Biden administration’s false claims of suppression, Black voter turnout actually increased under SB 202,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Monday. “Georgians deserve secure elections, not fabricated claims of false voter suppression meant to divide us. Americans can be confident that this Department of Justice will protect their vote and never play politics with election integrity.”

The lawsuit filed in June 2021 alleged that Senate Bill 202 was designed to suppress Black voter turnout, labeling the law as “Jim Crow 2.0”

The legal action was widely publicized. Bondi said in her news release that some media outlets allegedly backed claims that the bill intentionally sought to disenfranchise voters.

“Some mainstream media outlets and corporate allies of the Biden administration fueled this falsehood, demonizing Georgians for political gain and triggering boycotts — including Major League Baseball’s relocation of the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta — that, by some estimates, cost the state over $100 million in economic losses,” the news release said.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Monday called Bondi’s announcement “a significant win for Georgia voters.”

“Our commitment has always been to ensure fair and secure elections for every Georgian, despite losing an All-Star game and the left’s boycott of Georgia as a result of common sense election law,” Raffensperger said in a statement.

Editor’s note: Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.

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