nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||Police Arrest Georgia Lawmaker As Governor Signs Law Overhauling Elections||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, is facing charges after refusing to stop knocking on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office door.





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Police Arrest Georgia Lawmaker As Governor Signs Law Overhauling Elections






State Rep. Park Cannon is placed into the back of a Georgia State Capitol patrol car after being arrested at the Georgia State Capitol Building. Cannon was arrested after she attempted to knock on the door of the Gov. Brian Kemp office during his remarks after signing into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections.



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Police Arrest Georgia Lawmaker As Governor Signs Law Overhauling Elections






Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, is facing charges after refusing to stop knocking on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office door.