According to various state rankings and reports, it is more difficult to vote in Georgia than in New York due to more restrictive voting laws. In a 2020 “cost of voting” index—in which academics assessed laws in the 50 states across nine issue areas—Georgia was ranked as the second most difficult state for voting, while New York was ranked as the 17th-easiest.
Georgia has an “exact match” system for voter registration, as well as some of the nation‘s most aggressive methods for purging voters from registration rolls. While New York has less restrictive laws in these areas, it has other barriers like early registration deadlines.
Georgia’s latest voting law changes give the legislature greater influence over local voting administration and altered some other requirements. New York’s legislature is considering the largest number of new “expansive” measures of any state as of March 2021.