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Georgia legislator arrested for protesting voting law says signing of bill 'far more serious crime'
State Rep. Park Cannon Cannon said Thursday that her experience was painful “both physically and emotionally.”
April 1, 2021, 10:39 AM EDT
By Rebecca Shabad
WASHINGTON — Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon, who was arrested last week while knocking on the office door of Gov. Brian Kemp as he signed a bill that places new restrictions on voting, said Thursday that what the governor has done is a “far more serious crime” than her actions.
At a brief press conference in Atlanta, flanked by her lawyers and supporters, Cannon said being arrested last week was painful “both physically and emotionally.”
“As horrible as that experience was and as difficult as it is to acknowledge that I am facing eight years in prison on unfounded charges, I believe the governor's signing into law the most comprehensive voter suppression bill in the country is a far more serious crime,” said Cannon, who was wearing a black sling around her left arm.
Kemp has defended the law, arguing the measure is designed to make it "easy to vote and hard to cheat."
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