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Apr 15 2024
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Three elections bills that could transform voting in Georgia awaiting governor's signature
Election legislation took center stage during the 2024 legislative session, as pivotal races for local, statewide and national offices grows ever closer in Georgia. While a bill governing the use of artificial intelligence notably failed to clear the legislature before Sine Die, several other bills have already been sent to Gov. Brian Kemp to be signed into law. Taken together, the bills could
Yahoo NewsApr 05 2024
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The ground rules are changing in Georgia elections. Again. Here are voting law changes
For the second election cycle in a row, the ground rules will be different when Georgia voters head to the polls in November. The General Assembly passed the most far-reaching election law changes last month since 2021, when the legislature’s Republican majorities enacted a sweeping election system overhaul following Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow victory in the Peach State in 2020 and the
The Telegraph (Georgia)Feb 14 2024
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Former Georgia House rep is elected state senator, current House race goes to runoff
Voters in west Georgia chose a former state House member as their new state senator on Tuesday, while a race in a state House seat near Augusta is headed for a March 12 runoff.In state Senate District 30, Republican Tim Bearden of Carrollton won the majority of votes, according to final unofficial results. Four candidates had run to replace former state Sen. Mike Dugan, who resigned to run for
Fox News (Online News)Apr 12 2024
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Prosecutor appointed to probe Georgia's Lt. Gov. in Trump election subversion case
United Press InternationalMar 21 2024
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State Senate sets new elections for PSC members
ATLANTA – Legislation setting a new election schedule for members of the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) cleared the state Senate Thursday. Senators voted 43-9 to hold the election for the PSC’s District 2 seat now held by Commissioner Tim Echols in May of next year in conjunction with municipal election primaries. The elections for districts 3 and 5 – seats now held by commissioners
Capitol BeatMar 12 2024
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Georgia election results: Trump and Biden win
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AxiosMar 17 2024
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Anti-union labor bill passes Georgia Senate
A bill that would weaken union protections in Georgia passed 31-23 in the state Senate on Thursday after hours of debate. Senate Bill 362, authored by State Senator Mike Hodges (R-Brunswick), would prevent companies from receiving certain tax incentives from the state unless their decision to form a union was made by secret ballot. Supporters of the bill say it would protect employees' right
Georgia Law NewsMar 16 2024
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Georgia Senate committee narrowly passes immigration measure
House Bill 1105, if passed by the state Senate and signed into law, would require Georgia law enforcement agencies to comply with so-called ICE detainers – requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold suspected undocumented migrants for up to 48 hours hold on for a long time. That's something some agencies, including the Clarke County Sheriff's Office, don't do. At a Senate
Georgia Law NewsNov 10 2020
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The Georgia Senate Runoff Elections
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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Two runoff elections in Georgia will likely decide which party controls a majority in the U.S. Senate, after neither race saw a candidate receive over 50% of the vote. Incumbent Republican Senators David Perdue Abridge News