Georgia’s General Election Certification Approaches
Common Cause Georgia Offers Reflection on the General Election
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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.”
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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.
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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!”
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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.
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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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Senate committee strips anti-voter provisions from ‘elections omnibus’ bill
The pending 2023 state budget still includes $579,936 for “four fulltime positions and operating expenses to investigate elections complaints” within the Georgia Bureau of Elections.
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Senate Committee Holds Public Hearing on Georgia’s ‘Election Police’ Bill
A rushed legislative process rarely makes for good public policy. And this bill is being rushed through the legislative process, just like last year’s SB 202 was.
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Georgia Legislative Committee Considering ‘Anti-protest’ Bill
Right now, in Georgia, mere presence at the scene of a crime is not sufficient evidence to convict someone of being a party to the crime. But this bill seems intended to change that.
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‘Déjà vu all over again’ as the Georgia Senate considers another ‘elections omnibus’
Just like last year, the process has allowed little or no public input -- because if you don’t have a lobbyist, it’s almost impossible to find out what’s going on. It’s both sad and ironic that a bill directly affecting our freedom to vote is being considered using such an opaque process.
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Crossover Day Dust Settles – “Voters are not being well-served”
House passed “Elections Bill Sequel” late at night – Senate failed to pass campaign finance bill but did pass problematic First Amendment bill.
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Georgia House to Consider Another Bill Changing Elections Procedures
In the wake of last year’s SB 202, Georgia’s Legislature is considering another “omnibus” bill that could substantially change the state’s elections procedures.
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Common Cause Georgia calls on Senate to Pass Campaign Finance Bill before Crossover Day
With a March 15 deadline for action, Common Cause Georgia is calling on the Senate to quickly approve a bill to prohibit legislatively-affiliated political committees from raising money during a legislative session.