Burt Jones

While some Georgia Republicans acknowledged Joe Biden's victory, Jones promoted Trump's false claims of election irregularities.[11][12] In December 2020, Jones was one of four state Senate Republicans who signed a petition calling on the Georgia General Assembly to overrule the outcome of democratic elections within the state and "take back the power to appoint electors."[11] The petition called on Governor Brian Kemp to convene a special session of the legislature to award Georgia's 16 electors to Trump, who narrowly lost the state.[13] Kemp denied the request.[13]

In January 2021, Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan stripped Jones of his chairmanship and membership of the state Senate Insurance and Labor Committee.[12] Over a series of months in 2021, Jones continued to question the results of the presidential election in Georgia.[14] In July 2021, Jones was featured at a pro-Trump convention in Rome, Georgia, centering on Trump's false claims of election fraud.[8]

On February 11th, 2021, Jones co-sponsored SB 171, the "Safe Communities Act of 2021", which increases penalties for certain offenses committed during an unlawful assembly.[15] The bill failed to receive a committee vote before Georgia's crossover day.[16] The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia said the bill "tramples on and makes a mockery of the First Amendment."[17]

On February 23, 2021, Jones co-sponsored SB 241, revising the elections and voting regulations of Georgia, ending no-excuse absentee voting and requiring an ID number for absentee voting.[18] The bill passed through the Georgia Senate on March 8, 2021.[19] Organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia and Fair Fight Action have criticized the bill for undermining voting rights and disproportionately targeting voters of color.[20][21]