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FILE-In this Thursday, March 25, 2021 file photo, State Rep. Park Cannon, D-Atlanta, is placed into the back of a Georgia State Capitol patrol car after being arrested by Georgia State Troopers at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta. Cannon was arrested by Capitol police after she attempted to knock on the door of the Gov. Brian Kemp office during his remarks after he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections. The Fulton County District attorney won't prosecute Cannon, announced Wednesday, April 7, 2021, who was arrested for knocking on the governor's door during a voting bill signing. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Georgia lawmaker won’t face charges for voting bill protest

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta) is escorted out of the Georgia Capitol by Georgia state troopers after being asked to stop knocking on a door that lead to Gov. Brian Kemp’s office while Kemp was speaking after signing a sweeping overhaul of state elections behind closed doors in Atlanta, Thursday, March 25, 2021. An attorney for Cannon says it’s “law enforcement overreach” to charge the Georgia House member with two felonies. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Attorney for Georgia lawmaker calls charges ‘overreach’

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press