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WATCH: Common Cause speaks up for Georgia voters
Georgia Elections Board Passes New Rules that Could Delay Election Certification
Earlier this week, Georgia’s State Elections Board (SEB) held virtual meetings passing more dangerous rules that could jeopardize the voting rights of Georgians in the 2024 election.
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New Anti-Voter Law will Add Barriers to the Ballot
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Two Bills Stand Between Voters and the Ballot
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Dangerous Commissions Bill Undermines Will of GA voters
HB 1312 could add an extra two years to the six-year terms of commissioners on the all-Republican body.
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Threatening Voting Bill to ‘Wreak Havoc’ on GA Elections
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Governor Undermines GA Supreme Court, Threatens Prosecutors
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Common Cause Georgia Rejects Committee Approval of Harmful Election Bill that Removes Eligible Voters
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Common Cause Georgia Condemns House Approval of Ambiguous HB 881 that Chills the Work of Georgia Prosecutors
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New Georgia Voting Maps Fail to Represent Black Voices
“The new maps—drawn unfairly and without transparency failed to fairly represent Black voters, as ordered by the court,” said Aunna Dennis, Executive Director of Common Cause Georgia
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Common Cause Georgia Calls on Legislature to Pass Compliant Voting Maps
ATLANTA — A three-judge panel for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued a stay in Common Cause v. Raffensperger, the federal court challenge of Georgia’s 2021 congressional voting map. The trial set to begin on November 13, 2023 has been postponed in light of the state defendants’ decision to not seek a stay pending appeal of a separate challenge to the maps that resulted in a court ruling that found that map in violation of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). That ruling ordered the Georgia Legislature to draw new...
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Common Cause Georgia, League of Women Voters, SPLC Applaud Court’s Decision to Move Redistricting Case Forward
A three-judge panel for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is allowing a case challenging Georgia’s racially gerrymandered congressional district map to move forward. The case, brought by several Georgia voters, Common Cause Georgia and the League of Women Voters of Georgia will go to trial in November.
