nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||’Based On A Lie’: Georgia Voting Law Faces Wave Of Corporate Backlash||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||A growing number of company executives are speaking out against Georgia’s new voting legislation, which critics say will restrict voting access and disproportionately harm people of color.

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Demonstrators protest House Bill 531 last month in Atlanta. The sweeping voter legislation signed into law has drawn vocal criticism from voting-rights activists and businesses, who say it limits access to the polls and disproportionately harms voters of color.

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‘Based On A Lie’: Georgia Voting Law Faces Wave Of Corporate Backlash

A growing number of company executives are speaking out against Georgia’s new voting legislation, which critics say will restrict voting access and disproportionately harm people of color.