Georgia's new election laws explained

The sweeping rewrite of Georgia's election rules, signed into law in late March by Republican Governor Brian Kemp, makes numerous changes to how elections will be administered, including a new photo ID requirement for voting absentee by mail. Here's a look at some of the top issues: African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Reginald Jackson announces a boycott of Coca-Cola Co. products outside the Georgia Capitol on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Atlanta The State Election Board can now take over local election offices and replace officials Much of the work administering elections in Georgia is handled by the state's 159 counties. Demonstrators in Atlanta hold a rally outside of the World Of Coca-Cola museum protesting the Coca-Cola corporation's donations to several politicians who are in support of several voting bills that are an attempt at voter suppression Anyone handing out snacks or water to voters in line can be prosecuted The new law makes it a misdemeanor for 'any person give, offer to give, or participate in the giving of any money or gifts, including, but not limited to, food and drink' to anyone standing in line to vote. Protesters opposed to changes in Georgia's voting laws sit on the steps inside the State Capitol in Atlanta, Ga., as the Legislature breaks for lunch Monday, March 8, 2021, in Atlanta Opponents vow to keep fighting the new laws Three groups filed a lawsuit late Thursday to try to block the law. 'These unjustified measures will individually and cumulatively operate to impose unconstitutional burdens on the right to vote, to deny or abridge the voting rights of Black Georgians, and to deny Black voters in Georgia an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process and elect candidates of their choice,' says the lawsuit, which is filed against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Georgia's State Elections Board.