MLB Move: Colorado Voting Laws Less Restrictive Than Georgia’s

On Friday, April 2, Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred made an announcement that the league’s All-Star Game would not be held in Atlanta, Georgia. The move was precipitated by Georgia’s new voting laws, which some are calling racist and discriminatory. “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box,” Manfred said. “I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft.” While several companies are vocally opposing the new laws, the MLB is the first to move activities that will take money out of the state. 

Following the news, it was revealed that the game would be moved to a venue in Colorado. In response, Fox News began reporting that Colorado has “similar” voting laws to Georgia’s controversial new laws. Social media users soon weighed in, calling Colorado’s laws even “more stringent” than Georgia’s.