MLB to Move All-Star Game and Draft out of Georgia in Response to New Election Integrity Law

MLB to Move All-Star Game and Draft out of Georgia in Response to New Election Integrity Law
A baseball with MLB logo is seen at Citizens Bank Park before a game between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 28, 2018. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
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MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. announced Friday that the baseball league is moving its all-star game from Georgia.

Recently, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law election reforms that would require photo ID for absentee voting, mandatory dropbox security, and mandatory early voting dates, among other measures.