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    Georgia Elections Official Gabriel Sterling Responds To Bills That Make Voting Harder

    Gabriel Sterling, the COO of the Georgia secretary of state's office, says some proposed restrictions on voting go too far. But he defends some proposals as being helpful for elections administrators.
    by Scott Detrow Mar 09, 2021 4 minutes
    Georgia elections official Gabriel Sterling, pictured in November 2020, pushed back on false claims about voter fraud. But he supports some Republican initiatives to change voting laws, saying it could help elections administrators.

    Georgia elections official Gabriel Sterling gained national attention a few months ago by pushing back against former President Donald Trump's false claims of voter fraud.

    But Republican state lawmakers in Georgia, inspired by those falsehoods, have introduced a handful of bills that would increase barriers to voting for some people.

    Georgia is among 43 states that are considering similar legislation, according to the Brennan Center.

    Sterling, a Republican who is now the chief operating officer for the Georgia secretary of state's office, says some of the measures backed by Republican Georgia state lawmakers go too far.

    But he argues

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