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Georgia Primary – Voting Hours Extended in at Least One Location

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Georgia Primary – Voting Hours Extended in at Least One Location

Polling place hours have been extended until 8pm at the Northway Church in Macon-Bibb County. This list will be updated if hours are extended at additional locations. 

Tomorrow is Election Day in Georgia Primary – Absentee Ballots Due

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Tomorrow is Election Day in Georgia Primary – Absentee Ballots Due

Polls will be open from 7am to 7pm. Voters must vote at their designated precinct. Election Protection Hotline assistance is available. Absentee ballots must be received by the voter’s County Board of Registrars before 7pm tomorrow.

Georgia Primary: Deadline to Request Absentee Ballot is Tomorrow

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Georgia Primary: Deadline to Request Absentee Ballot is Tomorrow

Voter Assistance Available - Self Help Stations and Election Protection Hotline *** “In our government ‘by the people’ we owe it to each other to make sure we all vote.”

Early Voting in Georgia Primary Starts Monday

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Early Voting in Georgia Primary Starts Monday

Voter Assistance is Available - “In our government ‘by the people’ we owe it to each other to make sure we all vote.”

Voter Registration Deadline is Monday, April 25

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Voter Registration Deadline is Monday, April 25

This is OUR ‘government by the people’ – and we owe it to each other to make sure we all participate. We owe it to each other to check our voter registrations, to make our plans to vote, and to take our family and friends with us when we vote.

“Thank Election Heroes Day” Celebrated Across Georgia

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“Thank Election Heroes Day” Celebrated Across Georgia

Our ‘government by the people’ relies on local elections workers. In 2020, more than 27,000 Georgians worked to ensure that our elections ran as smoothly as possible – and this week, Common Cause members across Georgia said “Thank You!”  

New ‘Election Police’ Bill Passes on Sine Die

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New ‘Election Police’ Bill Passes on Sine Die

During yesterday’s chaos, it was very clear that some special or partisan interest wanted Georgia to have its own ‘Election Police’ force, just like Florida. So, now we have one – to the tune of almost $580,000 a year. That’s money that could and should be spent, instead, on things that would improve Georgians’ lives, like school lunches, housing assistance, and economic development programs that create good jobs.

New Anti-Voter Bill May Slide Through Legislature on Sine Die

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New Anti-Voter Bill May Slide Through Legislature on Sine Die

When the Legislature takes up SB 89 on Monday, we hope that the Senate Ethics Committee’s reasoning will prevail over whatever special interests are driving these proposals.

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