The change to Georgia’s election law comes after Democrats won the presidential contest and two U.S. Senate runoffs in the once reliably red state.
The new election law was signed Thursday by Republican Gov.
It also bans people from handing out food or water to voters waiting in line and allows the Republican-controlled State Election Board to remove and replace county election officials.
A group of black-clad supporters surrounded state Rep. Park Cannon, an Atlanta Democrat, some wearing “Stand with Park” T-shirts.
“I’m here today to stand for Park Cannon, to stand for state Rep. Park Cannon and deplore the treatment she received at the hands of state troopers,” Orrock said.