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Common Cause Georgia Statement on Voter Challenges
We are particularly mindful of votes cast by members of our military, military families and the diplomatic corps: these are people serving our country who maintain the right to vote even if they are not presently living in Georgia. In this important election, every valid vote must be counted – even if it has been challenged, and even if results take days to compile.
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Today’s Hearings on Elections: Common Cause Georgia Responds
More than a thousand Georgians have died of COVID since November 3rd. But rather than focusing on the crisis, our state Senate spent today rehashing the November election.
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Audit Results Announced: Common Cause Georgia Responds
Georgia’s voters have made their decision. It’s time to honor that decision. It’s also time to ensure that our county elections officials have the resources they need to fulfill their responsibilities in the next two elections.
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Statement by Common Cause Georgia Executive Director Aunna Dennis — November 13, 2020
We urge Secretary Raffensperger’s office to find a way to provide the additional resources that are critically needed by county elections offices.
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Statement of Aunna Dennis, Executive Director of Common Cause Georgia — November 10, 2020
A record number of Georgia’s voters participated in this election, despite COVID 19. Just as in previous elections, the decisions of ‘The People’ must be respected and accepted. We need to move forward and ensure that the runoffs on December 1 and January 5 go as smoothly as possible.
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Statement of Common Cause Georgia Executive Director Aunna Dennis – November 5, 2020
More than 4 million Georgians voted in Tuesday’s election. Those voters deserve to have their voices heard and their ballots counted.
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Voting Hours Extended in Some Locations in Georgia
Polling place hours have been extended in polling locations in six counties across Georgia. Media outlets and reporters are strongly encouraged to immediately share the following information in their news stories, broadcasts, and social media channels.
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Court clarifies that voting must be able to continue uninterupted if voting machines fail, declines to prescribe amount required
In an amicus brief filed in the long-running Curling v. Raffensperger lawsuit, Common Cause asked United States District Judge Amy Totenberg to require paper ballots equal to 40% of registered voters at each polling site. That number was based on projections of ballot usage during peak voting times, so voters would be able to vote at their polling place even in cases of voting system failures lasting three hours. In a decision issued tonight, Judge Totenberg declined to require a specific number of paper ballots.
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Common Cause Georgia, the Brennan Center ask Federal Judge to Require More “Emergency” Paper Ballots
Common Cause Georgia, represented by the Brennan Center for Justice, today took legal action to ensure voters would not be denied the right to vote in the November election, even if voting machines fail.
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Today’s Federal Court Ruling – Common Cause Responds
Federal District Court Justice Amy Totenberg today issued a ruling requiring the Georgia Secretary of State and local elections officials to ensure that polling places use paper backups of electronic poll books in the event of electronic pollbook failure. "Judge Totenberg’s order is a victory for voters and for the integrity of our elections. Common Cause Georgia has been working to improve our elections infrastructure for years...."
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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.
