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May 06 2024
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Forums with N.H. gubernatorial candidates to focus on needs of children
As voters prepare to pick New Hampshire’s next governor, nonprofits are working to ensure the public and the candidates themselves adequately consider the needs and interests of the 18 percent of Granite Staters who are too young to cast a ballot of their own. Starting this week, the Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) will host a series of four forums with Republican and Democratic
The Boston GlobeFeb 14 2024
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Georgia Elections
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 photo, Cobb County Election officials prepare for a recount, in Marietta, Ga. A conservative group that claimed to uncover a ballot trafficking scheme in Georgia has told a judge it has no evidence to back up its allegations. Texas-based group True the Vote in complaint filed with Georgia's secretary of state said it had spoken to several people with
Clinton HeraldApr 23 2024
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Georgia election officials and police prepare for voting dangers
“We’re not trying to make you really paranoid; we’re trying to make you a little paranoid and to plan for worst-case scenarios,” said Chris Harvey, a former Georgia elections director who now oversees law enforcement training. “Hopefully it will not grow and get worse than it did in 2020, but I think there’s a chance it will.” The threat to elections and election workers isn’t theoretical. In
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApr 29 2024
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More Democratic voters move to Georgia ahead of upcoming elections
Fraga said that since these voters were previously registered in another state before coming to Georgia, they are likely to vote in the upcoming election. “That might give Democrats a small advantage,” he said. In the 2020 election, President Joe Biden won Georgia by just 11,779 votes, a 0.24 percentage point margin of victory. Fraga said that a small change in the mix of voters could swing
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApr 29 2024
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Polls open: Early voting starts in Georgia primary election
In-person early voting is usually the most popular way Georgians choose to cast their ballots leading up to election day. Early voting is available on at least 17 days, including 15 weekdays and two Saturdays. Counties also have the option to open voting places on two Sundays. Election day is May 21. Georgia is an open primary state, meaning voters can choose whichever party’s primary they
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMay 11 2024
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Missing mail, delayed packages: How USPS woes could impact Georgia election
Systemic issues at the new U.S. Postal Service center in Palmetto, Georgia have left customers frustrated, with some waiting for weeks for their mail to be processed. The USPS center, which opened Feb. 24, has experienced problems from the start, from lost mail to packages that get rerouted right before arriving to their destination. Only 36% of its inbound mail is delivered on time. But the
Athens Banner-HeraldApr 04 2024
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Maryland Democrat's gubernatorial campaign fined $2,000
The campaign committee of a former candidate for Maryland governor has been fined $2,000 for sending campaign material without an identifying authority line, the state prosecutor said. The John King for Governor campaign committee was fined for sending campaign material to at least two Maryland State Education Association board members before the state's 2022 primary election. King ran in the
Fox News (Online News)Apr 19 2024
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In this Middle Georgia County, elections are always a toss-up
Deas, 45, is a Tallahassee, Florida, native and a Florida State University graduate with a degree in criminology. She has worked as a mental health counselor in the prison system and in private practice after moving to Peach County with her husband two decades ago. She has settled into her Middle Georgia home county enough to know that its political scene is, as she put it, “pretty much split
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApr 24 2024
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Trump moves to dismiss two counts in Georgia election indictment
Former president Donald Trump on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss two more felony counts against him in the Fulton County election interference case. Last August, a grand jury indicted Trump for racketeering and 12 other felonies for allegedly overseeing a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. Last month, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in March struck
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMay 12 2024
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'Not going to miss an election': Jimmy Carter voted in Georgia primary, his grandson says
Former President Jimmy Carter, who has been under hospice care for over a year, voted in Georgia’s May primary last week, his grandson said in a new interview. Jason Carter told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Monica Pearson Show,” that his grandfather cast a mail-in ballot in the race. Georgia’s May primary election date is next week, though advance voting began on April 29 in the Peach
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