Georgia Republicans dunk on voting law critics after MLB All-Star Game returns to Atlanta

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Georgia Republicans are taking a victory lap after the MLB named Atlanta as the site of the 2025 All-Star Game, which it moved from the state in 2021 following the passage of a voting law dubbed by left-wing critics as racist and akin to Jim Crow laws.

The law, which is still on the books in Georgia, aimed to ensure election integrity by placing certain restrictions on absentee and mail-in voting, expanding voter ID requirements and prohibiting non-poll workers from providing food and drink to voters waiting in line at polling centers.

MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred said at the time that the decision to move the game was "the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport," citing concerns the Republican-backed legislation could limit voting access. However, turnout across Georgia increased in the 2022 midterm elections.

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From left to right: Former Republican Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, former Democrat Georgia gubernatorial candidate  Stacey Abrams and Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. (Getty Images)

"Georgia’s voting laws haven’t changed, but it’s good to see the MLB’s misguided understanding of them has. We look forward to welcoming the All-Star Game to Georgia. Go Braves!" Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wrote in a post on X after news of the move back to Atlanta broke.

Georgia Lt Gov. Burt Jones took aim at the state's two-time Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, one of