Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has more company in her pursuit of election interference charges against former President Donald Trump’s allies. Prosecutors in Arizona brought charges Wednesday against GOP electors deployed by the Trump campaign after Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. 

But first, a number of Georgia incumbents have apparently rejected invitations to participate in debates sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club that are scheduled for this weekend. The hosts talk to the club’s debate organizer, Lauri Strauss, about how U.S. Reps. Lucy McBath and David Scott, as well as a number of down-ticket incumbents, are ignoring the time-honored tradition of facing off against their opponents.  

Then, Democratic state Rep. Saira Draper joins the podcast to discuss her concerns about a Georgia voting bill that would open the door wider for mass challenges of voter registrations. And she explains a new technology that could make it much easier than the current process to file challenges against voters. Greg Bluestein points out that Gov. Brian Kemp has yet to sign the measure into law and may be reluctant to do so. 

Links to topics 

Arizona case against Trump allies echoes Georgia case 

Patricia Murphy: More incumbents are declining debates 

Voter challenge bill explained 

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Executive Producer- Shane Backler 

Producer- Natalie Mendenhall 

Editor- Devan Kortan 

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