Baseball’s decision to relocate the All-Star Game from Truist Park in Cobb County follows corporate criticism of the law by Atlanta-based companies, primarily Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola.

The Republican-controlled legislature passed the voting bill along party lines on the afternoon of March 25, and Gov. Brian Kemp signed it into law later that day. The sweeping measure overhauls the absentee voting process and early voting in Georgia. It replaces the current signature-match method for verifying absentee ballots with a requirement that absentee voters provide a driver’s license or one of several other forms of identification. The law expands opportunities for early voting on weekends, a provision Kemp and other Republicans have pointed to in arguing the legislation is not aimed at restricting voting access.

While supporting the decision to advocate for voting rights, even Georgia Democrats have concerns over moving the game from Atlanta.  Democrats have are opposing the move because of the economic consequences of losing the game.