Barry Fleming (born May 20, 1965) is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 2024.
[3][4] Among its many provisions, it would restrict where ballot drop boxes can be located and when they can be accessed, require photo identification for absentee voting, shift back the deadline to request an absentee ballot, and limit early voting hours.
[3] Most controversially, it would restrict early voting on Sundays, when Black churches traditionally run "Souls to the Polls" get-out-the-vote efforts;[5][6] according to The Economist, Black voter turnout is 10 percentage points higher on Sundays.
[8] The 2019 Census shows that "Hancock County's population is around 71% African-American" and 2020 election results showed Joe Biden won Hancock County with 71.7% of the vote versus 27.8% for Donald Trump.
[8] Georgia governor Brian Kemp appointed Fleming to serve as a superior court judge on the Columbia Judicial Circuit on December 28, 2023.