10 Feb 2021
The Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR), a nonprofit organization that received a $50 million donation from Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan in September and subsequently gave a “large grant” to the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “for the purpose of educating voters about election rules and process” released a survey on attitudes of Georgia voters on election integrity Wednesday.
“This polling took place in October during the general election early voting period, in November shortly after the general election, and in January just prior to the runoff election,” the CEIR statement released Wednesday said of the survey.
Local Elections Run Smoothly, With Help Of Whitfield Employee Of The Month Rhonda Franks Thursday, January 21, 2021 - by Mitch Talley
Rhonda Franks
With all the national media attention on the past election cycle, working for the Whitfield County Board of Elections and Registration isn’t for the faint of heart.
Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of employees like Deputy Assistant Elections Supervisor Rhonda Franks, the Whitfield County office kept the 2020 and 2021 elections running smoothly.
In fact, for her efforts helping oversee the process, Ms. Franks has been named Whitfield County’s Employee of the Month for November.
“The employees in the elections office work hard all the time, but this election cycle has been especially grueling as the world has been watching our state so closely,” says Victoria Caylor, a county employee who nominated Ms. Franks for the monthly honor. “Rhonda has helped make it all run smoothly, effectively, honorably, and accurat
Thursday, December 10, 2020
What Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Election Money Doing In Georgia?; Fulton County Commission Accepted $6.3 Million Grant from Zuckerberg-Funded ‘Safe Elections’ Project with No Public Discussion
What Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Election Money Doing In Georgia?
The biggest question the Georgia legislature should ask is whether a California billionaire should be allowed to waltz into the Peach State and finance aspects of their elections.
Imagine if a billionaire of conservative or libertarian leanings Charles Koch, say had given $350 million to a nonprofit run by Republican operatives who previously worked at a “dark money” outfit tied to Karl Rove where they trained digital activists and campaign workers.