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Voting Rights Groups, Georgia Voter Seek to Protect Voters’ Privacy
Lawsuit challenges DOJ demand for sensitive voter data
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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.
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Georgia House Subcommittee Quietly Considers Elections Legislation
Tuesday, without much public notice, the Redistricting & Elections Subcommittee of the House Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on elections-related legislation.
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Georgia Grassroots Organizations Call for Improved Public Access to Legislative Process
“Georgians shouldn’t have to hire a lobbyist to be able to participate in our government.”
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Common Cause Georgia Strongly Criticizes the Athens-Clark County Redistricting Process and Proposed Maps
“We have long supported redistricting at every level of our government that is fair, transparent, and protects the needs of communities who have been historically sidelined by those in power. Unfortunately, what we are seeing in Athens-Clarke County violates every single one of these principles,” said Aunna Dennis, executive director of Common Cause Georgia.
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Competing Media Events Provide Opportunity to Contrast Positions on ‘Government By The People’
We hope that, during today’s press conference, the media will ask Governor Kemp and Attorney General Carr some pointed questions.
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SPLC, Georgia Voters and Voting Rights Groups Challenge Georgia’s Racially-Gerrymandered Congressional Districts
Voting rights groups and Georgia voters filed a lawsuit in federal court today charging that the 6th, 13th, and 14th Congressional Districts of Georgia violate the Constitution and unlawfully diminish the voting power of voters of color.
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Georgia State Legislature Approves Extremely Gerrymandered Congressional Maps
"When the redistricting process is led by the politicians, the maps will be drawn to benefit the politicians—and that’s exactly what state legislators have done today."
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Common Cause Georgia Proposes Anti-Pay-to-Play Ordinance for Atlanta
The nonpartisan organization has drafted a proposed ordinance that would prohibit campaign donor relationships between municipal vendors and the elected officials who make contracting decisions. Companies that have made campaign contributions to relevant municipal officials would no longer be eligible to hold or bid on city contracts.
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Legislators Propose Wholesale Remake of Gwinnett County Government
Last-minute legislation would completely reconfigure Board of Commissioners and Board of Education for one of the country’s most-diverse counties.