Category: Democracy

While many people are enjoying vacations with family, Georgia State Senator John F. Kennedy has spent most of his summer traveling the four corners of the Peach State. He and fellow lawmaker State Rep. Bonnie Rich (R-Suwanee) listened to scores of Georgians discuss their concerns about the upcoming redistricting process, a crucial decennial duty that […]

On Thursday, the Census Bureau will release new data that should help kick America’s redistricting process into high gear. This effort is already months behind due to the pandemic and schedule changes. The data used for redistricting will be officially released during a 1 p.m.census bureau news conference. It will be an initial analysis of the first […]

Georgia State Rep. Bee Nguyen is not one to back down from a fight, especially when it involves exposing dishonesty. The lawmaker’s fact-checking finesse last year discounted claims by former President Trump’s legal team — headed by former New York Mayor Rudy Guilliani — that thousands of illegal ballots were cast in Georgia during the 2020 […]

Fed up with how Fulton County runs elections, a group of north Fulton mayors is looking at other options for future elections in their cities. “We’re looking for the opportunity to manage elections outside of the county if the county cannot reform itself,” Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker told Atlanta Civic Circle. “We’re looking at what […]

The opening salvo over who ultimately will control elections in Georgia’s largest county has been fired. Speculation has been mounting for weeks over whether the General Assembly is close to taking over the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections. The board is in the cross-hairs of Georgia elections czar Brad Raffensperger for alleged mismanagement. […]

By Tammy Joyner and Ben Abrams The blended family is made up of three generations. Parents Richard Ross and Diane Lore are Baby Boomers. Oldest son Ian is a Millennial. Middle son David and Emily the youngest are Gen Zers — also called Zoomers. Politically, the Marietta family is as diverse as Americans come: two […]

Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan wants to use his GOP 2.0 movement to rebuild the Republican party with the goal of winning elections with empathy and real leadership. He sees a vacuum of leadership in the Republican party and realizes that many conservatives see the divisive tone and strategy from de facto party leaders – […]

Angered by ongoing speculation of a possible Republican-led state takeover of his county’s elections process, Fulton County Chair Robb Pitts lashed out Tuesday, vowing to fight any such tactic. “They’re trying to set the stage for a hostile takeover of our election system because they want a political win to appease believers of a big […]

Congressional Committee hears Georgians concerns about state’s new election reform law After two attempts to vote, Air Force veteran Jose Segarra still ended up waiting three hours to cast his ballot in last year’s presidential election. On July 1, Helen Butler was removed from the elections board in Morgan County after a decade of service […]

Meet City of East Point Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham, whose mantra is “I was born to serve and called to lead.” East Point is home to nearly 35,000 residents and touches elbows with the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. As mayor, Ingraham’s top priorities are clear: inclusion and equity. Read the full story on Atlanta Civic Circle.

Crime or election reform? That’s the choice Georgians face on July 19 when those two heavyweight topics will be on the agenda at two separate political functions. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced recently she will host a U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration field hearing in Atlanta on the Peach State’s newly-installed […]

Voters headed to Tuesday’s special elections in Cobb County and South Georgia aren’t likely to see much change in the way they vote despite Georgia’s new election reform law. Tuesday’s special election runoff for two state House seats will be the first time the four-month-old Georgia Election Integrity Act, originally known as Senate Bill 202, […]

After working on myriad political campaigns that included Jon Ossoff and Jason Carter, a scion of Georgia political royalty, Theron Johnson took a much-needed break. “I put my (political) jerseys in the rafters,” said Johnson. While on his 2019 hiatus, Johnson found his next calling. For Johnson, redistricting represents the next major challenge to strengthening […]

A government watchdog group has named Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr among a group of attorneys general nationwide who pose the greatest threat to American democracy. Accountable.US cited Carr and a dozen other Republican attorneys general as “enemies of progress.” The announcement is part of the group’s national Enemies of Progress campaign which launched on Thursday. […]

A federal judge Thursday heard arguments seeking clarity on Georgia’s new election reform law as key parts of the new law take effect. The start of what’s expected to be a long legal battle over Georgia’s voting process beganas U.S. District Judge Jean-Paul Boulee took on the first of eight lawsuits opposing the new law. The lawsuits […]

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Georgia Friday over its new elections overhaul law, marking the Biden Administration’s first salvo against the nation’s wave of voter suppression laws. “Recent changes to Georgia’s election law were enacted with the purpose of denying or abridging the right of black Georgians to vote on account of their race […]

One of the biggest boosts to protecting voting rights hit an impenetrable partisan wall Tuesday as Congress stalled one of the most sweeping elections overhaul bills in 50 years. Senate Republicans blocked the Democrats’ efforts to begin debates on S1, better known as the For The People Act. Sixty votes were needed to bring the […]

For the political junkies and disciples of democracy, this is the week that counts. Two key voting rights-related battles are unfolding: one in Georgia, one in Congress. Georgia’s case centers around the validity of 147,000 absentee ballots cast in Fulton County during last November’s presidential election. Nine Georgia voters sued to have the ballots examined […]