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Political Rewind: The Legislature picks up steam; Judge rules on mass voter challenges; Trump's base

Friday on Political Rewind: The Legislature is picking up steam. Bills that would block a federal website for insurance in favor of a state site, authorize sports betting, and approve a statue of Clarence Thomas are in the air. Meanwhile, a federal judge rules on the mass challenge of Georgia voters.

February 03, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
People gather during a get out the vote rally Nov. 27, 2022, in Atlanta, during early voting for the Senate runoff election. Voters in Georgia appear to have navigated the strict election law passed last year by Republicans with little difficulty. But voting rights groups say it’s too soon to assess the full impact of the law, since it’s not certain how many voters may have been dissuaded from casting a ballot.

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  • Elections

Effect of Georgia's voting law unclear, despite high turnout

Georgia's 2022 election season ended dramatically this past week, but not because of any large-scale problems with voting. And that's prompting Georgia Republicans to say concerns over a 2021 law that imposed several new restrictions on voting were overblown.

December 12, 2022
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  • Associated Press
 The line of people waiting to cast ballots stretched around Atlanta’s Joan P. Garner library at Ponce de Leon Avenue and down the block after lunch on 2022’s last day of early voting. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder

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  • Elections

Georgia’s young voters ready for Dec. 6 runoff after new election rules tripped up some in midterms

“Vote by mail is a critical option that should be available to every voter to cast their ballots especially since this runoff coincides with final exams, the end of the semester and holiday,” a young voter said.

November 15, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Voters in Bibb County take advantage of Sunday Voting on Oct. 23, 2022 in Macon, Georgia, ahead of the November midterm election.

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  • Elections

Democrats sue over lack of Saturday early voting in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff

State officials say the law bars optional early voting the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Lawyers representing Democrats disagree.

November 15, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
During a 'Get Out The Vote' rally at New Fellowship Baptist Church in Macon, Ga., congregants heard from several faith leaders encouraging Black voter turnout. The rally was hosted by Faith Works, a nonpartisan voter advocacy group that also trains poll chaplains.

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  • Politics

Amid concerns of voter intimidation, poll chaplains in Georgia offer support

So-called “poll chaplains,” or election-day volunteers from places of worship, will be at select polling places on Tuesday.  They plan to  support voters and help them navigate  changes in Georgia’s election law.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Voting access; U.S. Senate race could determine control; New Trump emails released

Thursday on Political Rewind: Over 2 million Georgians have already voted. Our panel weighs in on who has access to the polls. Plus, Georgia's U.S. Senate race could determine who has the majority. Meanwhile: Emails show Trump lawyers hoped Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas would assist in a voter fraud case in Georgia.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Voters in Bibb County take advantage of Sunday Voting on Oct. 23, 2022 in Macon, Georgia, ahead of the November midterm election.

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  • Elections

What to expect on election night (and beyond) in Georgia

Georgia has more than 2,600 precincts, 159 counties and millions of eyes on its midterm election results. Here's what that means for vote counting.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
 Stacey Abrams at an Atlanta restaurant kicking off of her statewide bus tour on the second day of early voting. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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  • Elections

Abrams rejects GOP claim that record early voting means new election rules don’t suppress votes

“It is wrong to suggest that there is a correlation between voter turnout and voter suppression because suppression is about barriers,” Abrams said. “If those barriers are not completely successful, the credit does not go to those who erected the barriers. The credit goes to those voters who found a way to navigate, overwhelm and overcome those barriers.”

October 25, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Rhonda Briggins, former co-chair of the Delta Sigma Theta National Social Action Commission and member of the sorority's Decatur alumnae chapter, poses for a photo at the state Capitol in Atlanta, Oct. 14, 2022, in Atlanta. Briggins spent the 2020 election at an Atlanta polling place handing out water and snacks to encourage voters to stay in an hours-long line to cast their ballot, something her historic Black sorority has done for decades in Georgia.

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  • Elections

Groups mobilize to help voters confronting new election laws

Voters in Georgia, Texas and some other states are facing new hurdles to cast a ballot during the midterm election under laws passed by Republican-led legislatures following President Donald Trump's false claims that voter fraud cost him re-election in 2020. The restrictions have prompted groups that assist voters to reorient themselves so they can avoid running afoul of new barriers.

October 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
A short line of voters queues up during the first week of early voting to check in at the State Farm Arena precinct, the state's largest polling station.

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  • Elections

Georgia elections chief clarifies: No, you can’t challenge another voter’s eligibility at the polls

A state elections office bulletin sent out this week further inflamed charges of voter suppression and showcased some of the confusion surrounding Georgia’s voter challenge rules that state that any person can question the eligibility of an unlimited number of voters.

October 14, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
A screenshot of a blank Georgia Absentee ballot application

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  • Politics

Third-party groups can help Georgians apply for absentee ballots, federal court rules

ATLANTA – A federal judge has dismissed a voting rights group’s lawsuit, confirming VoteAmerica’s online tool that helps people obtain absentee ballots is legal under the terms of Senate Bill 202, the voting reform law the General Assembly adopted last year.

September 29, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Rulings rain down on Medicaid, water at polling places, and Sen. Graham's subpoena

Monday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp's Medicaid expansion with a work requirement has been approved by a federal judge. Sen. Lindsey Graham's order to appear in Fulton County has been temporarily blocked. And a judge refused to stay a ban on distributing food and water at polling places. 

August 22, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: 3 p.m. deadline to unseal Mar-a-Lago warrant; Election officials on SB 202 impact

Friday on Political Rewind: Attorney General Merrick Garland wants to unseal the warrant that led to an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. Plus, a special panel of guests discusses voting in Georgia, including its history of discriminatory voting rules, Senate Bill 202, the experiences of election workers and more. 

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
In Georgia, the Legislature gave the Georgia Bureau of Investigation authority to investigate election crimes and issue relevant subpoenas. Cobb County poll workers helped voters cast ballots in 2020.

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  • Elections

Election officials risk criminal charges under 31 new GOP-imposed penalties

Many of the new laws target people who assist voters, including nonprofit groups that do voter registration and friends and neighbors who may help a voter by bringing their mail-in ballot to a drop box for them.

July 19, 2022
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By:
  • Kira Lerner
Voters in Cobb County

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  • Elections

Criminalizing the vote: GOP-led states enacted 102 new election penalties after 2020

In March 2021, four months after former President Donald Trump claimed that voter fraud cost him the state’s electoral votes and the presidency, Georgia’s Republican governor signed a law criminalizing people who give food or drinks to voters waiting at the polls.

July 18, 2022
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  • Kira Lerner
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