A day after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. over President Donald Trump’s election loss, Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston said he expects election reform will be one of the top issues taken up by the state General Assembly this spring.
Ralston met with reporters at the Capitol on Thursday for a pre-session media availability ahead of the opening of the 2021 legislative session, which begins on Monday. The speaker talked about issues he believes will come up this year, including election reform.
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