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Why Are Georgia Officials Silent on Rick Thompson’s Link to Possible Voter Suppression Scheme?
The people of Georgia deserve some answers. Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission (Ethics Commission) Chair Jake Evans said the commission will investigate and staff or board members who have “credible allegations of wrongdoing against them” -- but has not committed yet to investigating Commissioner Rick Thompson’s connections to Blue Sky Medical Labs, LLC, or Thompson’s and his business partner’s connection to a fake donor sting in North Carolina.
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GA Secretary of State Clarifies Returning Citizens’ Voting Eligibility
Georgia’s Secretary of State has added language to his website, clarifying that “outstanding monetary obligations other than fines, such as unpaid restitution, fees, costs, or surcharges” are not a barrier to voting, for people who have been convicted of a felony.
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Common Cause Georgia Responds to Secretary Raffensperger’s Irresponsible Announcement
"Voters deserve to be able to have confidence in our elections systems. Even in the middle of a pandemic – perhaps especially in the middle of a pandemic – voters should be able to rely on the systems that select our elected officials."
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ክላርክስተን፣ GA የፕሬዚዳንት ትራምፕን የህዝብ ቆጠራን ትእዛዝ በመቃወም ክስ ለመቀላቀል ድምጽ ሰጥቷል
የክላርክስተን ካውንስልማን አወት ኢያሱ እንዳሉት "እዚህ ክላርክስተን ውስጥ ከተለያየ አስተዳደግ የመጡ ሰዎች አሉን እና የቋንቋ መሰናክሎችን ጨምሮ ሁሉም ሰው እንዲቆጠር ለማድረግ በቂ ተግዳሮቶች አሉብን - እና እያንዳንዱን የከተማችን ነዋሪ ከመቁጠር ሌላ ህገ-መንግስታዊ እንቅፋት አንፈልግም" ብለዋል ። .
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Voting Rights Act Turns 55
Today’s anniversary comes during a time when our nation is, once again, grappling with its long history of treating people differently based on the color of their skin.
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Committee Urged to Reject Amendment, Pass SB 463
This amendment to SB 463 would be a step backward. It would eliminate an option that Georgia’ elections officials will likely need in the fall elections. Voters should not ever be forced to choose between their health and exercising their right to vote. In pandemic conditions, sending absentee ballot applications to voters is one of the best ways to ensure their ability to vote safely.
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Statement by Aunna Dennis, Executive Director, Common Cause Georgia
The obstacles that Georgia’s voters have faced in this election are simply unacceptable.
It’s also unacceptable that the officials entrusted with administering the elections have spent the day dodging blame, rather than accepting responsibility.
Georgia’s voters deserve better.
It’s also unacceptable that the officials entrusted with administering the elections have spent the day dodging blame, rather than accepting responsibility.
Georgia’s voters deserve better.
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Common Cause Georgia Urges Voters to Consider Absentee Voting in June Elections
Given the uncertainties surrounding the public health situation, we urge all Georgians to consider using absentee ballots to vote in the upcoming primary elections.
Absentee voting is a safe and secure way to participate in that most essential of American activities: helping to choose our government officials.
Absentee voting is a safe and secure way to participate in that most essential of American activities: helping to choose our government officials.
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Common Cause Georgia Urges Secretary Raffensperger to Disband “Absentee Ballot Task Force”
Secretary Raffensperger recently announced an “Absentee Ballot Task Force” with incredibly broad authority to investigate Georgians who choose to vote by mail. The situations that would trigger an investigation disproportionately affect voters from racial and ethnic minorities, younger voters, low-income voters and those who don’t have a traditional “residential” address.
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Statement of Cindy Battles, on behalf of Common Cause Georgia
We support Secretary of State Raffensperger’s decision to mail absentee ballot applications to all registered voters. Sending absentee ballot applications to all registered voters will make it accessible and secure for Georgians to vote by mail, if they choose to.
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DOJ, SEC and Ethics Complaints Filed Against Senator Loeffler
Today, Common Cause filed complaints calling for investigations of Sen. Kelly Loeffler. “Voters have the right to expect that our elected officials put our interests first,” said Common Cause Georgia Program Coordinator Cindy Battles. “And there shouldn’t be any question about it. Obviously, in this situation, there are questions about how Sen. Loeffler handled the information received in private briefings. There are also questions about whether she should have shared that information with her constituents, back in January when she...
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Common Cause, other organizations urge Georgia Senate to turn down call for Constitutional Convention
Common Cause Georgia, Georgia Conservation Voters, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, ACLU GA, Southern Poverty Law Center, Women Watch Afrika, League of Women Voters GA, Partnership for Southern Equity, Georgia Stand Up, Black Voters Matter Fund, All Voting Is Local Georgia, GA Equality and GA AFL-CIO today urged state Senators to vote down SR 854, a resolution calling for a constitutional convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
