Some of the states looking to host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, after it was pulled from Atlanta over a recently-passed Georgia …
Some of the states looking to host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, after it was pulled from Atlanta over a recently-passed Georgia election reform law, have some of the same or even tighter voting restrictions compared to those called for in the controversial measure. As previously reported by Fox News, Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested the league should consider playing the game in New York, where the state is « working to make it easier, not harder, to vote. » In New York State there are fewer early voting days than Georgia and a restriction on passing out food and water over $1 in value to voters in line. Georgia forbids giving food and water to people on line to vote. New York also requires an excuse to request an absentee ballot, though that provision is considered relatively flexible. Other states that have expressed interest in hosting the game include Colorado, Illinois and New Jersey, which are all led by Democratic governors. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has called the voting restrictions in Georgia » Jim Crow 2.0 » and is also looking to lure entertainment industry companies from the Peach State. In New Jersey, like New York, there are fewer early voting days than Georgia.
