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Backlash Against Georgia Voting Law Fizzles, ‘Dozens’ Protest Masters Golf Tournament In Augusta

Emily Zanotti
Backlash Against Georgia Voting Law Fizzles, ‘Dozens’ Protest Masters Golf Tournament In Augusta
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A planned protest against Georgia’s new election regulations fizzled on Saturday as just two dozen demonstrators turned out to pressure the PGA to abandon its annual Masters Tournament played in Augusta, Georgia.

Unlike Major League Baseball, which made the decision to relocate its All-Star Game from Atlanta after Georgia’s legislature passed a new series of election regulations, the PGA elected not to change the location of its Masters Tournament, which has been played at Augusta National Golf Club since the mid-1930s, despite demands from the National Black Justice Coalition and other voter rights organizations.

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