Georgia primary running smoothly despite new election law
2 years, 6 months ago

Georgia primary running smoothly despite new election law

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — In the first statewide test of new voting restrictions, Georgia’s high-stakes primary election appeared to be running smoothly Tuesday with no reports of major problems in one of the nation’s most important battleground states. Tuesday’s primary was the first major election since the GOP-controlled Legislature and Republican governor adopted tighter rules following the 2020 presidential election and amid a concerted effort by former President Donald Trump to cast doubt on his loss with unsubstantiated claims of fraud. Lawmakers added restrictions to mail voting, limited drop boxes and changed rules that could make it harder for voters who run into problems on Election Day to have their ballots counted. Georgia’s primary also was expected to draw far higher turnout among Republicans because of the closely contested GOP races for governor and secretary of state, and a high-profile U.S. Senate race.

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Controversial Trump-backed Georgia election board considers re-launching mass voter purge
1 month ago

Controversial Trump-backed Georgia election board considers re-launching mass voter purge

Raw Story  

The Georgia State Election Board will hold its first post-election meeting on Monday, where it is set to consider resuming its recent push to change Georgia’s election rules and stir the debate anew about counties review controversial mass voter challenges. The State Election Board meeting is scheduled to begin Monday morning with a public comment period where people can discuss …

Trump clinches a key victory in swing state Georgia
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump clinches a key victory in swing state Georgia

NPR  

Trump clinches a key victory in swing state Georgia toggle caption Joe Raedle//Getty Images This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, according to a race call by the Associated Press, striking a blow to Democrats’ chances in the Sun Belt and …

Georgia Supreme Court Order Risks Disenfranchising Cobb County Voters
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Georgia Supreme Court Order Risks Disenfranchising Cobb County Voters

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MARIETTA, Ga. — About 3,400 voters in a key Georgia county received their mail-in ballots just days ago, or not at all — and on Monday, the state’s Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling that gave them extra time to get their ballots in. Ballots postmarked on time but received by Friday, the court said, should …

Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election

The Independent  

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The Big Numbers of the US Election: A Comprehensive Guide to the 2024 Presidential Contest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Big Numbers of the US Election: A Comprehensive Guide to the 2024 Presidential Contest

Firstpost  

The US presidential election is just nine days away, with the election taking place on November 5. The number of eligible voters is 244 million, with over 41 million having already cast their ballots. The candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, are vying for the White House. The election is a close race, with both candidates focusing their efforts on …

2024 Election in Georgia: What to Expect on Election Day
2 months ago

2024 Election in Georgia: What to Expect on Election Day

Associated Press  

In the upcoming presidential election in Georgia, both Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump are visiting the state to survey the damage and meet with affected residents and local officials. The state remains one of the top prizes in the presidential election, and the outcome could have significant implications for the outcome of the race. …

Harris holds 2:1 lead in early voting – as poll goers cite abortion as a main issue
2 months ago

Harris holds 2:1 lead in early voting – as poll goers cite abortion as a main issue

The Independent  

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Record Turnout in Georgia as Early Voting Begins
2 months, 1 week ago

Record Turnout in Georgia as Early Voting Begins

Associated Press  

A significant number of Georgians have already cast their ballots in the first day of early in-person voting, with over 310,000 votes cast on Tuesday and another 260,000 on Wednesday. The number of mail ballots accepted is also high, at over 33,000. This surge in early voting suggests a potential shift in how Georgians vote, with a record number of …

Georgia voters motivated by Harris-Trump contest flock to polls in record numbers
2 months, 1 week ago

Georgia voters motivated by Harris-Trump contest flock to polls in record numbers

Raw Story  

The first day of early voting in Georgia crushed the previous record for in-person turnout, with more than 300,000 people casting a ballot Tuesday. “I am confident that voters are choosing their freedom when they vote, but I also understand that there’s a lot more days of early voting to go, and so we have to keep this momentum going.” …

Georgia election: Record number of early votes cast as election gets underway in battleground state
2 months, 1 week ago

Georgia election: Record number of early votes cast as election gets underway in battleground state

CNN  

CNN — A record number of early votes have been cast in Georgia on Tuesday as residents headed to the polls in a critical battleground state that is grappling with the fallout from Hurricane Helene and controversial election administration changes that have spurred a flurry of lawsuits. “So with the record breaking 1st day of early voting and accepted absentees …

Record Number of Early Votes Cast in Georgia as Election Gets Underway in Battleground State
2 months, 1 week ago

Record Number of Early Votes Cast in Georgia as Election Gets Underway in Battleground State

CNN  

A record number of early votes have been cast in Georgia on Tuesday, with more than 328,000 ballots cast so far. The state is one of the most closely watched in the upcoming election, with former President Donald Trump trying to reclaim it after losing there to President Joe Biden four years ago. Despite the massive turnout, the process appeared …

Georgia judge says county election officials cannot delay or decline certification of election results
2 months, 1 week ago

Georgia judge says county election officials cannot delay or decline certification of election results

CNN  

CNN — County election officials in Georgia cannot delay or decline to certify election results, a state judge ruled Monday, dealing a blow to an effort by conservatives in the critical battleground state to gain the legal right to reject results based on a suspicion of fraud or abuse. “Election superintendents in Georgia have a mandatory fixed obligation to certify …

Georgia’s Election Is Headed for Potential Disaster. Thank the Supreme Court.
3 months ago

Georgia’s Election Is Headed for Potential Disaster. Thank the Supreme Court.

Slate  

Since late July, a partisan majority on the Georgia State Board of Elections has enacted a series of last-minute changes to the state’s election procedures, including changes that could threaten the ability of people of color in Georgia to vote and have their votes counted equally. While we expect the courts to block the Georgia board’s most egregious attacks on …

Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
3 months ago

Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin

Associated Press  

In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. Across the country, including in some of the nation’s presidential swing states, new or recently altered state laws are changing how Americans will vote, tally ballots, and administer and certify November’s election. After the July primary, Maricopa County Elections spokesperson Jennifer Liewer …

Election experts raise alarms about vote counting delays in battleground states
3 months ago

Election experts raise alarms about vote counting delays in battleground states

CNN  

CNN — In Pennsylvania, officials are bracing for another presidential election in which the state could once again be the decisive battleground and take days to determine the winner. In Georgia, election officials can begin processing absentee ballots ahead of Election Day and a new law since the 2020 presidential election requires counties to report to the secretary of state …

'Off the deep end': MAGA-controlled election board ruling stuns lawmakers and experts
3 months ago

'Off the deep end': MAGA-controlled election board ruling stuns lawmakers and experts

Raw Story  

A MAGA-controlled board's new mandate that Georgia ballots be hand-counted stunned journalists, lawmakers, legal experts and Americans who fear "chaos" and a "legal coup" just 46 days before the presidential election. While MSNBC host Chris Hayes condemned the decision as "crazy on the merits" and "transparently an attempt at sabotage," Former Fox News producer and conservative influencer Kyle Becker called …

Georgia State Election Board majority, praised by Trump, approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
3 months ago

Georgia State Election Board majority, praised by Trump, approves rule requiring hand count of ballots

LA Times  

Georgia’s State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand after voting is completed, a change that critics worry could delay the reporting of election night results. Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger last month called the hand-counting rule “misguided,” saying it would delay the …

Georgia leaders worry mail delays could cause many absentee ballots to arrive too late
3 months, 1 week ago

Georgia leaders worry mail delays could cause many absentee ballots to arrive too late

Raw Story  

In a rare bipartisan consensus about Georgia’s election process, both Republican and Democratic leaders agree that persistent mail delivery delays in the state could cost voters who use absentee ballots their chance to be counted on Election Day this November. The National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors sent a letter Wednesday to …

Georgia officials push through right-wing Republican election rules
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia officials push through right-wing Republican election rules

Raw Story  

The Georgia State Election Board pushed through proposed right-wing Republican election rules Tuesday that have sparked fierce debates over giving county officials greater authority to refuse to certify voter tallies. That included the significant rule adopted Tuesday that allows local election boards members to exercise their discretion of “reasonable inquiry” to review documents and other election-related information prior to voting …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s state primaries
7 months, 1 week ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s state primaries

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — Voters head back to the polls in Georgia on Tuesday, two months after helping Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump secure their parties’ nominations for president. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the prosecution of Trump in a 2020 election interference case, faces challenger …

A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia has been rocked by furious battles over election laws ever since Democrat Stacey Abrams’ narrow loss to Republican Brian Kemp in the 2018 governor’s race. “These are voters who moved some months or years before voting at their old address, went back and showed a driver’s license they knew they had not updated, claimed to still live …

Georgia restricts Fulton County’s access to voter registration system after cyber intrusion
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia restricts Fulton County’s access to voter registration system after cyber intrusion

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — An apparent cyberattack that affected government operations in Georgia’s most populous county is creating challenges for its election office as it prepares for the state’s March 12 presidential primary. Robert Sinners, spokesman for the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, said Thursday that Fulton County’s access to the state voter registration system had been restricted as a precaution. “In …

High early turnout in Georgia Senate runoff: More evidence that saving democracy motivates voters
2 years ago

High early turnout in Georgia Senate runoff: More evidence that saving democracy motivates voters

Salon  

Over the weekend, Donald Trump effectively demanded the end of America's constitutional democracy. During the weeks leading up to the 2022 midterms, mainstream election coverage appeared to be guided by the presumption that President Joe Biden's pleas to save democracy were largely being ignored by American voters, that high inflation and gas prices would instead drive them to punish the …

Georgia: What to expect on election night
2 years ago

Georgia: What to expect on election night

Associated Press  

A fiercely competitive Senate runoff in Georgia has national implications as Democrats try to solidify their hold on the upper chamber of Congress. Another big change from 2020 is the compressed schedule, with this year’s runoff election coming just four weeks after the general election thanks to Georgia’s new election law. Here’s a look at what to expect on election …

Black voters and students home for the holiday help drive early turnout for Georgia Senate race
2 years ago

Black voters and students home for the holiday help drive early turnout for Georgia Senate race

Raw Story  

Early voting in the U.S. Senate runoff got off to a busy start in Georgia, with more than half a million ballots cast as of Monday night, including more than 300,000 votes cast Monday. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder It may be that these numbers reflect enthusiasm among Black voters, but many of the counties that offered Saturday voting have higher than …

Georgia's Shorter Voting Window Could Cut Turnout In Senate Runoff
2 years, 1 month ago

Georgia's Shorter Voting Window Could Cut Turnout In Senate Runoff

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock’s first runoff in 2021 was a titanic nine-week clash to control the Senate that included three weeks of early in-person voting and lots of mail ballots. Democratic U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson said it will be challenging to reignite the kind of early voting enthusiasm that Democrats displayed ahead of the general …

Election Day saw few major problems, despite new voting laws
2 years, 1 month ago

Election Day saw few major problems, despite new voting laws

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Heading into this year’s midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box for many voters. “For the most part, it didn’t happen.” False claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump undermined public confidence in elections …

Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff
2 years, 1 month ago

Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock’s first runoff in 2021 was a titanic nine-week clash to control the Senate that included three weeks of early in-person voting and lots of mail ballots. Democratic U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson said it will be challenging to reignite the kind of early voting enthusiasm that Democrats displayed ahead of the general election, when overall …

Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials
2 years, 6 months ago

Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s 2021 voting law made changes that drew a firestorm of criticism — bans on giving water to people waiting to vote, a shorter period to request an absentee ballot and strict limits on ballot drop boxes. The law says Georgia’s 159 counties can open early in-person runoff voting as soon as possible, but only 10 counties started …

Texas GOP voters are getting tripped up by their own party's new voting restrictions
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas GOP voters are getting tripped up by their own party's new voting restrictions

Raw Story  

New Texas voting laws are causing a lot of problems for Republican voters, according to a Newsy report ahead of the primary run-off elections Tuesday. As the report notes, several new rules passed by Texas Republicans in the wake of the 2020 elections put more stringent requirements on mail-in ballots. One rule passed by Republican lawmakers mandates that voters must …

Georgia Voters Face New Restrictions Enacted By Republicans After 2020 Election
2 years, 7 months ago

Georgia Voters Face New Restrictions Enacted By Republicans After 2020 Election

Huff Post  

Voting groups are watching for long lines, voter confusion, problems with voting equipment or any other hitch that could hinder voters from casting their ballots. Associated Press ATLANTA — Tuesday’s election in Georgia marks the biggest test yet of new voting restrictions enacted by Republicans in one of the nation’s most important battleground states as voters decide hotly contested primary …

Trump’s bid to reshape GOP faces biggest hurdles in Georgia
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s bid to reshape GOP faces biggest hurdles in Georgia

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Brian Kemp refused to accept Trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud …

Georgia voters navigate rules passed after 2020 election
2 years, 7 months ago

Georgia voters navigate rules passed after 2020 election

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tuesday's election in Georgia marks the biggest test yet of …

In early primaries, voters favor polling places over mail
2 years, 7 months ago

In early primaries, voters favor polling places over mail

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The great vote-by-mail wave appears to be receding just as quickly as it arrived. After tens of millions of people in the United States opted for mail ballots during the pandemic election of 2020, voters in early primary states are returning in droves to in-person voting this year. “Mail ballots are a safe and secure method of voting …

In early primaries, voters favor polling places over mail
2 years, 7 months ago

In early primaries, voters favor polling places over mail

LA Times  

Ursula Gruenewald, a resident of Acworth, Ga., cast her ballot at an early voting site on May 6. After tens of millions of people in the United States opted for mail ballots during the pandemic election of 2020, voters in early primary states are returning in droves to in-person voting this year. “Mail ballots are a safe and secure method …

Absentee request deadline trips voters under new Georgia law
3 years ago

Absentee request deadline trips voters under new Georgia law

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — More than half of absentee ballot applications rejected in Georgia in advance of the Nov. 2 elections were turned down because they came in after a deadline created in Georgia’s new voting law. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports 52% of applications were rejected because voters asked for an absentee ballot within the last 11 days before the election, too …

Report shows big spike in mail ballots during 2020 election
3 years, 4 months ago

Report shows big spike in mail ballots during 2020 election

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Fewer than one-third of voters casting ballots in last year’s U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election Day as the coronavirus pandemic led states to greatly expand mail-in balloting and early voting, according to a federal report released Monday. While voting by mail has been on the rise in recent years, the 2020 election …

EXPLAINER: What does Georgia’s new GOP election law do?
3 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: What does Georgia’s new GOP election law do?

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The sweeping rewrite of Georgia’s election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump’s repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden. Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler slammed the proposal Thursday before the bill was signed into law, saying: “They want to make it a crime to …

What does Georgia’s new GOP election law do? An explainer
3 years, 8 months ago

What does Georgia’s new GOP election law do? An explainer

LA Times  

The sweeping rewrite of Georgia’s election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Trump’s repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his loss to Joe Biden. Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler slammed the proposal Thursday before the bill was signed into law, saying: “They want to make it a crime to bring Grandma some water …

Georgia Governor Signs Election Overhaul, Including Changes To Absentee Voting
3 years, 9 months ago

Georgia Governor Signs Election Overhaul, Including Changes To Absentee Voting

NPR  

Georgia Governor Signs Election Overhaul, Including Changes To Absentee Voting Enlarge this image toggle caption Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images Georgia Gov. The 96-page bill makes dramatic alterations to Georgia's absentee voting rules, adding new identification requirements, moving back the request deadline and other changes after a record 1.3 million absentee ballots overwhelmed local elections …

Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia
3 years, 10 months ago

Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Fueled by Black turnout, Democrats scored stunning wins in Georgia in the presidential and U.S. Senate races. The proposals are similar to those pushed by Republicans in other battleground states: adding barriers to mail-in and early voting, major factors in helping Joe Biden win Georgia’s 16 Electoral College votes and Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff take the two …

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote
3 years, 10 months ago

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote

NPR  

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote Enlarge this image toggle caption Megan Varner/Getty Images Megan Varner/Getty Images After an election that saw record voter turnout, with many of those voters casting their ballots early and by mail, some Republican state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it …

Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes
3 years, 11 months ago

Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes

LA Times  

This week will find us back in a familiar place — waiting for Georgia to count votes. Perdue got about 88,000 more votes than Ossoff in the general election, but a Libertarian candidate’s 115,000 votes kept him from topping 50%, which is required to win. No ballots, including absentee ballots received in advance of election day, can be counted until …

Early voting surges for Georgia’s US Senate runoff elections
4 years ago

Early voting surges for Georgia’s US Senate runoff elections

Al Jazeera  

More than 1.1 million have turned out for the January 5 elections that will determine which party controls the Senate. More than 1.1 million Georgians have voted in twin US Senate runoff elections that will determine which party controls that chamber of Congress, and with it the fate of much of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda, state data showed on …

Georgia Republicans Pledge To Crack Down On Voting Laws
4 years ago

Georgia Republicans Pledge To Crack Down On Voting Laws

NPR  

Georgia Republicans Pledge To Crack Down On Voting Laws In Georgia, many Republicans are promising to end no-excuse absentee voting, enact photo ID laws for those who qualify for mail-in ballots and potentially strip power from the secretary of state. Now, as Georgia Public Broadcasting's Stephen Fowler reports, Republican lawmakers in that state have pledged to crack down on voting …

With Biden Ahead, Georgia Begins Hand Recount Of Nearly 5 Million Ballots
4 years, 1 month ago

With Biden Ahead, Georgia Begins Hand Recount Of Nearly 5 Million Ballots

NPR  

With Biden Ahead, Georgia Begins Hand Recount Of Nearly 5 Million Ballots Enlarge this image toggle caption Emil Moffatt/WABE Emil Moffatt/WABE Amid a myriad unsubstantiated claims of fraud made by President Trump and his allies in Georgia's presidential vote, counties across the state have begun the task of counting nearly 5 million ballots by hand. Enlarge this image toggle caption …

Despite a few hiccups, voting in Georgia goes smoothly
4 years, 1 month ago

Despite a few hiccups, voting in Georgia goes smoothly

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Despite some technical problems, voting in Georgia went smoothly Tuesday — a marked departure from a June primary that required some voters to wait in line for hours to cast their ballots. “We are having a successful election in Georgia today,” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said with roughly five hours of voting still to go. An apparent …

In a rapidly changing Georgia, turnout is breaking records, but who is showing up to vote?
4 years, 1 month ago

In a rapidly changing Georgia, turnout is breaking records, but who is showing up to vote?

LA Times  

Poll worker Mattie Norman, left, helps Deborah Wood fill out paperwork as Gwinnett County voters wait in lines to cast their ballots for the general election at the Shorty Howell Park Activity Building in Duluth, Ga., on the last day of early voting on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. “That tells me that what we’ve been saying all along is true: …

US election: Mail voting in battleground states in spotlight
4 years, 3 months ago

US election: Mail voting in battleground states in spotlight

Al Jazeera  

Policies in states expected to have razor-thin margins could affect number of rejected ballots and tallying time. While President Donald Trump has largely sought to keep attention on unfounded claims that voting by mail leads to higher rates of fraud, voting advocates have instead highlighted an array of changes to how states process votes by mail that they say could …

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