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Here’s the ad the Washington Post wouldn’t run
The Washington Post – which has a responsibility to hold a magnifying glass up to powerful people like Elon Musk and Donald Trump – refused to run our ad calling them out.
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“2024 Wins”
- Volunteer Training: Increased trained Election Protection volunteers by 800%.
-Spanish/Language Support: Piloted a poll monitoring program in Gwinnett County.
-Geographic Expansion: Covered 30 counties during the General Election.
-Spanish/Language Support: Piloted a poll monitoring program in Gwinnett County.
-Geographic Expansion: Covered 30 counties during the General Election.
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WATCH: Common Cause speaks up for Georgia voters
2024 Legislative Session
Common Cause Georgia monitored the activity of the Georgia General Assembly during the legislative session that ran from January 8, 2024 - March 28, 2024. We submitted written testimony and gave public comment at committee hearings on proposed bills dealing with voting and elections, redistricting, ethics, and government transparency. We also provided questions, talking points, and amendment language to legislators and helped to keep the public and media informed of relevant legislation.
2023 Elections Debrief
Every year is an election year in Georgia. Even without statewide elections, in 2023 there were several municipal races throughout the state, from mayoral contests to school board seats to changes to special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST). While much smaller scale and with lower turnout, these off-year contests offer a glimpse of issues we can expect entering the 2024 election cycle.
2023 Post Legislative Redistricting Issue Brief
As the eyes of the nation again turn to Georgia to watch the redrawing of redistricting maps, lets take a look at the impacts of redistricting during our 2023 legislative session.
2022 Election Report
2021-2022 Legislative Debrief
2022 Election Landscape
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The End of Georgia’s Marathon Election Year
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Georgia’s Upcoming Runoff Elections
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How Georgia Voters Can Avoid Making Common Absentee Ballot Mistakes
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Poll workers are the backbone of our election system, and Georgia needs more of them.
Georgia is ground zero for voter suppression and we’ve seen it happen before. Poll workers can make the difference between an election disaster like we saw in June, and a successful, safe election that Georgians deserve.