Updated at 6 p.m. Friday
A group of Georgia Democrats held a two-hour sit-in Friday on a stairway at the state Capitol after one Democratic lawmaker said it was improper that a police officer had physically moved her away while Democrats were protesting bills that would restrict voting and elections.
The move was another reflection of how raw tensions are over Republican efforts to change the state’s voting and election laws.
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