Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan of Georgia, who has vocally defended the integrity of the 2020 presidential election, said that GOP leaders who have sought to make voting more difficult are 'scared.'
Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks at the podium as state Sen. John Albers , far right, looks on at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on February 4, 2020.In a new book, Geoff Duncan said that GOP leaders pushing restrictive voting laws are "scared."The controversial SB 202 was signed into law in Georgia after generating enormous pushback from Democrats.Republican Lt. Gov.
Duncan, who in 2018 was elected on a conservative slate alongside Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, has since come out against former President Donald Trump's attacks on the election results, stressing that," the lieutenant governor laid out a case for a more independent and inclusive party, while also acknowledging the consequences of Republican mistrust in voting systems, especially as the 2021 legislative session began in the Peach State.
"Many held to the theory that if more people vote, Republicans will lose," he wrote. "Is that true? No. But the former president and other leaders convinced many in our party that is true." He added: "Here's what's really true: If our party wants a future where it can win majorities and pass conservative legislation, it needs ideas and policies that can capture the hearts and minds of a majority, no matter how many people vote.", which restricts ballot drop boxes to early voting sites and limits their usage to voting hours, and narrows the window for requesting an absentee ballot, among other measures.
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