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Raffensperger: Runoff election audit shows errors came from hand-marked ballots
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (316+ words) Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced July 9 that results from an audit of the June 16 runoff showed errors came exclusively from hand-marked ballots. The results came from a ballot image audit that Raffensperger said “demonstrated the inherent risk in…...
A last-minute change to Georgia’s ballot QR code bill could steer voting in a new direction
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (999+ words) Georgia’s ballot QR code crisis is resolved for now, but a late change to an elections bill passed during last month’s special session adds a new twist to the question of how future elections across the state will be run....
Georgia Shelters Face Funding Crisis After Kemp Veto
2+ week, 3+ day ago (473+ words) Domestic violence and sexual-assault centers across Georgia are rushing to plug sudden budget holes after Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed millions in new spending that lawmakers had already signed off on, advocates say. Program directors warn the cuts could mean fewer…...
Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (589+ words) ATLANTA — Legislation to keep Georgia’s embattled vote-counting method in place for this year’s midterm elections faced strong opposition from state Democrats on Monday after Republicans in the Georgia Senate approved an amendment that would require a hand recount of ballots....
Georgia sales tax swap dies, leaving property tax relief unclear
2+ week, 5+ day ago (212+ words) ATLANTA — Democrats in the Legislature on Monday closed the door on Republican proposals to implement new local sales taxes to offset homeowner property tax bills. On the fourth day of their special session, Republicans got a redo of a vote…...
Georgia's local sales tax bills are dying
2+ week, 6+ day ago (374+ words) (The Center Square) – Sixty-six Georgia cities and counties hoping for a 1-cent sales tax to offset property taxes will not get a chance to put it before voters. Democrats in the House of Representatives voted against the bills, which needed a…...
Democrats again block GOP plan to swap property tax cuts for sales tax increases
2+ week, 6+ day ago (629+ words) For a second time this year, Democrats in the Georgia House rejected a Republican plan to reduce homeowner property tax bills. The Democrats’ argument was unchanged from their refusal to support a similar GOP tax plan earlier this year: a…...
Bill extending Georgia’s ballot QR code deadline clears Senate in a Saturday vote
2+ week, 6+ day ago (564+ words) A bill aimed at addressing a looming deadline to remove QR codes from Georgia’s ballots passed the Senate along party lines after a short but contentious debate Saturday. The measure, which is sponsored by Sylvania Republican Sen. Max Burns, extends…...
'We intend to hold them accountable': Georgia special session scrapped as people stand up in opposition
3+ week, 3+ day ago (19+ words) Georgians gather at the State Capitol to protest a special session and potential gerrymandering. Politicians and activists voice opposition....