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Welcome to the 2024 election, the new and improved version. It’s not 2020 anymore.
We should celebrate. Over the last four years, significant improvements have made these 2024 elections better than the fiasco of 2020.
ExhibitA,electionofficialsandbureaucratsaren’tmakingupthelawastheygo.COVIDisgone,andprovidesnocovertochanging,cancellingandsuspendingelectionsafeguards. Thatwasthestoryofthe2020election,andforthemostpartelectionsarenowgovernedbythelawsonthebook.
Afterthechaosof2020peoplebegantocareaboutfollowingthelaw.Somestatesrespondedbyenactingsafeguardsandmodernization.In2021Georgiapassedelectionintegritylegislationtoimproveelectionsthere.Onepositivechangewasallmailballotsnowrequireidentificationverification.Ballotharvestingwasalsobanned.
Thereactionariesreactedtotheseimprovementslikereactionariesdo.StaceyAbramscalledtheelectionintegritylaw“JimCrow2.0”andunsuccessfullychallengedthelawincourt.EvenPresidentBidenchimedincallingthelaw“JimCrowinthetwentyfirstcentury.”MajorLeagueBaseballpulledtheAl
