State Senate Ethics Committee Max Burns, a Republican from Sylvania, said he’s confident Senate Bill 189, which partly took effect in July, will hold up in court.

The lawsuit is the latest salvo in an escalating battle over voter challenges in Georgia and across the country. Fueled by suspicions of widespread voting fraud and aided by new laws, conservative activists have challenged the eligibility of more than 100,000 Georgia voters since 2021.

The challengers argue that the law, passed earlier this year, unfairly discriminates against homeless people and those registered at nonresidential addresses.