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State Election Board Reconvenes After Secretary Of State Booted From Chair - Across Georgia, GA - This Republican power play is the latest tactic in the GOP's attempt to bring Georgia back to the days of Jim Crow politics.
Republican state lawmakers look to empower partisan poll watchers, setting off alarms about potential voter intimidation Voting rights activists are sounding alarms about Republican efforts in key states to empower partisan poll watchers and expand voter challenges — arguing it could lead to voter intimidation that recalls dark chapters in US history. Bills in several states would grant new authority to poll watchers — who work on behalf of candidates and political parties — to observe voters and election workers. Critics say it could lead to conflict and chaos at polling places and an ...
Republican state lawmakers are giving partisan poll watchers new powers, setting off alarms about potential voter intimidation. CNN 2 hrs ago By Fredreka Schouten, CNN © Megan Varner/Getty Images Demonstrators stand outside of the Capitol building in opposition of House Bill 531 on March 8, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. HB531 will restrict early voting hours, remove drop boxes, and require the use of a government ID when voting by mail. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) Voting rights activists are sounding alarms about Republican efforts in key states to empower partisan p...
Georgia state Rep. Barry Fleming lost his job over the state’s recently passed election reform legislation. The Hancock County Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 to ask Fleming to resign as county attorney “after pressure from citizens opposed to his work on proposed voting law changes,” Georgia Public Broadcasting reported March 10. Critics of Georgia’s new law say it hampers voting rights, but Fleming, R-Harlem, argues that it does just the opposite. “It makes it easier to vote in Georgia,” Fleming says, adding: In Georgia, we actually expanded the days to early vote. There’s ...
Now Habersham State Election Board reconvenes after secretary of state booted from chair Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is no longer a voting member of the State Election Board after Republican legislation stripped away the power. Raffensperger withstood intense pressure from within the Republican Party to overturn President Joe Biden's Georgia election win in 2020. (John McCosh/Georgia Recorder) (GA Recorder) — A new leader is set to run Georgia’s State Election Board meeting Wednesday for the first time since the Legislature passed controversial election c...