Voting rights rally at Atlanta City Hall shows support for state rep

Voting rights rally at Atlanta City Hall shows support for state rep

A crowd gathers Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Atlanta City Hall for a rally protesting the state's overhaul of voting laws this past week. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A crowd gathers Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Atlanta City Hall for a rally protesting the state’s overhaul of voting laws this past week. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Steve Schaefer

Credit: Steve Schaefer

Georgia state troopers arrested Cannon as she knocked on Kemp’s door, interrupting his livestreamed announcement that he had signed the elections bill into law.

The officers removed her, dragging her through the Capitol and pushing her into a police car. She was charged with obstruction of law enforcement and disrupting General Assembly sessions, according to the Georgia State Patrol and released on bond late Thursday.

Fulton County Commissioner District 6 Khadijah Abdur-Rahman talked to the media before a rally at Atlanta City Hall on Saturday, March 27, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Fulton County Commissioner District 6 Khadijah Abdur-Rahman talked to the media before a rally at Atlanta City Hall on Saturday, March 27, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Steve Schaefer

Credit: Steve Schaefer

Cannon was with several other protesters when she knocked on Kemp’s office door, saying the public should be allowed to witness the announcement of the bill signing. The sweeping legislation requires ID for absentee ballots, limits drop boxes and changes early voting hours.

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