Commentary The controversy surrounding the new voting law in the state of Georgia raises important issues regarding the governance of our country and the role of corporations. Corporations are big and have a lot of economic clout, so there is justified concern about them abusing this economic power. It’s why there are such strict lobbying…
Atlanta Mayor Issues Order to ‘Mitigate’ Impact of Georgia Voting Law
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an order on Tuesday that seeks to “mitigate” the impact of a series of election reform measures enacted to advance voting integrity in Georgia. Bottoms directed the city’s chief equity officer to develop a plan of action intended to make voting more accessible for Atlanta residents following the passage of Senate Bill 202….
What’s in the Georgia Election Bill?
Republicans in Georgia enacted a set of election changes last month that have become the target of criticism by Democrats, the White House, large corporations, and Major League Baseball. Most of the criticisms center on the new law purportedly making it harder to vote, which allegedly amounts to voter suppression. President Joe Biden called the…
Controversy Around Georgia Voting Law Centered on Democrat Opposition to Voter ID
News Analysis Voices of the American establishment, from celebrities to corporate executives, have recently arisen to condemn the state of Georgia for its recent amendment of its voting laws. While some of the criticism is based on false information, the crux of it aims at voter identification—a measure long opposed by the Democratic Party. The…
Election Fraud Prosecution at an ‘All-Time High’: Texas Attorney General’s Office
An official in Texas’ Attorney General’s office testified during a state House hearing that the number of election fraud cases in Texas is at an “all-time high.” The amount is “higher than our historical average by a long shot,” said Jonathan White, the head of the election fraud agency within the Texas Attorney General’s Special Prosecution…
200 Companies Join the Pushback Against Election Integrity Efforts
In the latest weigh-in by corporate America on election reform efforts, 200 companies—including PayPal, Dow, Microsoft, and Uber—have signed a joint statement signaling their opposition to bills that critics claim impose unfair barriers to voting and whose proponents say make elections more secure. “There are hundreds of bills threatening to make voting more difficult in…
Rubio Asks If MLB Commissioner Will Give Up Georgia Golf Club Membership
Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday rhetorically questioned if the commissioner of the Major League Baseball (MLB) would give up his Augusta National Golf Club membership in addition to pulling the All-Star game from Atlanta in protest against the recently enacted election reforms in the Peach State. In a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, Rubio said that…
Trump Says Georgia Election Reforms Don’t Go Far Enough
Former President Donald Trump on April 5 criticized the governor and lieutenant governor of Georgia for allegedly forcing the state’s legislature to water down a set of election reforms enacted late last month. “Too bad the desperately needed election reforms in Georgia didn’t go further, as their originally approved Bill did, but the Governor and…
Georgia SOS Asks Court Not to Let Petitioners Inspect, Scan Ballots
A group seeking to examine ballots cast in the 2020 election should not be granted access to the original ballots, Georgia’s secretary of state said in a new filing. Giving plaintiffs in the court case access to the original ballots would violate recent updates to the Georgia Open Records Act, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger…
Georgia Secretary of State Asks Court Not to Give Petitioners Access to Ballots
A Georgia voting integrity group that seeks to examine ballots cast in the 2020 election shouldn’t be granted access to the original ballots, the state’s secretary of state said in a new filing. Giving plaintiffs in the court case access to the original ballots would violate recent updates to the Georgia Open Records Act, Secretary…
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