The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. June 25, 2020 Georgia Bill Would Bar Election Officials from Mailing Absentee Ballot Applications ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Georgia, a Republican-controlled committee of state lawmakers has advanced a bill that would bar election officials from mailing absentee ballot applications to millions of active registered voters ahead of November's election. Under Senate Bill 463, voters who want to cast ballots by mail would have to initiate the process themselves. .