Prior to the 2022 midterm elections, Georgia had been a hot point of discussion following the passage of needed election reforms. The 2020 election in Georgia dragged on for days and was characterized by chaos. After that disaster, Georgia passed election integrity legislation to improve the security of the state’s elections.

The law was met with outcry from across the left. Stacey Abrams called the election integrity law “Jim Crow 2.0” after launching an unsuccessful challenge to Georgia’s election laws in court. Even President Joe Biden chimed in, calling the law “Jim Crow in the 21st century.” Major League Baseball pulled the All-Star game from Atlanta, citing the state’s new voting law as being too restrictive.

But the 2022 Georgia November election showed that election integrity reforms do not decrease voter turnout. The 2022 midterms proved what everyone already knew: these claims were flat-out lies. Last month’s elections in Georgia had an all-time record early voter turnout for a midterm contest.

Election integrity is not about voter suppression, as the left loves to paint it. At its heart, the election integrity movement is about increasing voter turnout by increasing voters’ confidence in our electoral system.