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Breaking NewsAfter Major League Baseball moved its All-Star Game from Georgia to Colorado over concerns of voting restrictions, debate began over the two states’ voting laws.Credit: Adobe Stock Image -- jlmcanally5:17 PM MDT April 8, 2021Major League Baseball last week announced it, Georgia, citing concerns over the state’s new voting law that was passed in March. On Tuesday, MLB announced the midsummer classic.The response over Denver hosting the All-Star Game was met with criticism from several Republican leaders who criticized the voting rules in Colorado. U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) that Georgia has more days of in-person early voting than Colorado. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp also the same statistic.Are voting laws in Colorado as restrictive as in Georgia?While the statistic tweeted by Sen. Scott and Gov. Kemp about early in-person voting days is accurate, Colorado has several options, from mail-in ballots being sent to all active registered voters, to greater access to drop boxes, to no photo identification requirement for in-person voting, that makes voting less restrictive than in Georgia.Georgia’s new voting law, known as the, was signed by Gov. Kemp on March 25. It was created following unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud, voiced by former President Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election, which current President Joe Biden won, including the state of Georgia.Voters in Georgia must request an absentee mail-in ballot. As part of the new law, the earliest that request can be made is 78 days before the election. Previously, Georgia voters could request an absentee ballot 180 days before Election Day. In Colorado, voters don’t need to request a mail-in ballot. Ballots are mailed to every active registered voter starting 22 days before Election Day. While in-person early voting is limited in Colorado to 15 days, every active registered voter should receive their mail-in ballot 15 to 20 days before the election, according to the. Mail ballots in Colorado during the 2020 presidential election. In Georgia, absentee-by-mail ballots.Another aspect of the new voting law in Georgia is the availability of drop off boxes. The new law states one drop box must be available in every county. One additional drop box can be added for every 100,000 active registered voters in the county or for every early voting location in the county, whichever number is less. During last year’s general election, Colorado's secretary of state said there were 368 ballot drop boxes across the state, equating to.Also, under Georgia’s new law, drop boxes must be inside an early voting location, and are open during hours at which early voting is allowed at the site. In Colorado, drop boxes are.For in-person voting, Georgia accepts, including a driver’s license or U.S. passport. In Colorado, there are for in-person voting and not all of them are photo identification. Acceptable forms of non-photo identification include a current utility bill or bank statement that shows the name and address of the voter.As part of the new law in Georgia, no one except poll workers can provide people waiting in line to vote with food or drinks. In Colorado, campaign workers, known as “comfort teams,” can, as long as they don’t campaign or wear apparel or accessories with the name or picture of a candidate, political party or ballot measure.Also, in Colorado, people can. That is not the case in Georgia. In the upcoming 2021 general election, which takes place on Nov. 2, the.&nbsp;More from VERIFY:&nbsp;Something you’d like VERIFIED?&nbsp;&nbsp;to submit your story.Paid AdvertisementIn Other NewsNotifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.No ThanksAllow

Breaking NewsAfter Major League Baseball moved its All-Star Game from Georgia to Colorado over concerns of voting restrictions, debate began over the two states’ voting laws.Credit: Adobe Stock Image -- jlmcanally5:17 PM MDT April 8, 2021Major League Baseball last week announced it, Georgia, citing concerns over the state’s new voting law that was passed in March. On Tuesday, MLB announced the midsummer classic.The response over Denver hosting the All-Star Game was met with criticism from several Republican leaders who criticized the voting rules in Colorado. U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)...

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