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3 days ago · The Georgia Recorder is an independent, nonprofit news organization focused on connecting public policies to the stories of the people and communities affected by them. We bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state’s biggest issues from our perch near the Capitol in downtown Atlanta. We view news as a vital community service and ...
2024 Voter Guide - Georgia Recorder
Races. Here is a list of Georgia's top of the ticket races for president and Congress, as well as select legislative races chosen because they are expected to be the most contested this election season. Special thanks to Kate Verity for the countless hours she worked during her Georgia Recorder summer internship collecting information and ...
If Georgia’s elections are more secure than ever, why do so many …
1 day ago · Before joining the Georgia Recorder, Ross Williams covered local and state government for the Marietta Daily Journal. His work earned recognition from the Georgia Associated Press Media Editors and the Georgia Press Association, including beat reporting, business writing and non-deadline reporting.
Georgia’s early voting first-day turnout already breaks record
3 days ago · The first day of early voting Tuesday has already set a new record for the first day of advanced voting, according to Georgia Secretary of State officials. By the end of the day, 305,900 votes had been cast in person, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s datahub. The first day early voting record is 136,000 votes cast in 2020.
Georgia’s new poll watcher and hand count rules loom large as …
4 days ago · A new election law that could take effect this week would provide poll watchers with greater access to voters and election workers after the polls open on Tuesday for early voting for Georgia’s highly anticipated general election. Georgia …
Fulton judge strikes down Georgia election board hand-count rule ...
2 days ago · A Fulton County judge issued a ruling Tuesday night rejecting a Georgia State Election Board’s new ballot hand-count rule from taking effect on the night of Georgia’s Nov. 5 general election. Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney issued the ruling temporarily blocking the new Georgia election ...
News - Georgia Recorder
BY: Jill Nolin - October 10, 2024. A federal judge has rejected an attempt by voting rights groups in Georgia to extend the state’s deadline to register to vote because of Hurricane Helene. Judge Eleanor L. Ross with the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia ruled from the bench Thursday afternoon after concluding that the groups were ...
Federal judge to consider more evidence whether to extend …
Oct 9, 2024 · A federal judge has denied a request for the court to immediately intervene and extend Georgia’s deadline to register to vote after Hurricane Helene devastated a wide swath of the state. But Judge Eleanor L. Ross with the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia left the door open for a trio of voting rights groups to […]
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ABOUT US. The Georgia Recorder is an independent, nonprofit news organization that is focused on connecting public policies to stories of the people and communities affected by them. We bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state’s biggest issues from our office a few blocks from Georgia’s Gold Dome. Our perch might be near the ...
Georgia AG appeals ruling overturning state’s six-week abortion ban
Oct 2, 2024 · The six-week ban was tossed aside Monday when Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C. I. McBurney ruled that it conflicts with the Georgia Constitution’s privacy and liberty protections. Georgia’s 2019 law bans most abortion once fetal cardiac activity is detected, which is about six weeks into a pregnancy and before most women know ...