County officials across Georgia are sounding the alarm about a series of State Election Board rule changes that they say could create chaos during the process of certifying presidential election results in November. Georgia is one of seven swing states expected to determine the outcome of the Nov. 5 general election matchup between Vice President […]
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Warnock Connects Georgia’s Struggles With National Challenges During DNC Address
Senator Raphael Warnock took the Democratic National Convention to church on its opening night Monday with a stirring speech that highlighted the stakes in the 2024 election
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Advocates Warn New Rules Could Upend Voting, Election Results in Georgia in Nov.
Local voting rights advocates said the voting process and possibly even the result of November’s presidential election in Georgia may have already been imperiled by a series of new laws and state regulatory changes designed to create obstacles for Black voters and cast doubt on the outcome of elections. The latest example is a series […]
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Biden Steps Aside, Makes Way for Harris
President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he’s dropping out of his reelection contest and is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement at the top of the ticket. “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision […]
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Black Georgia Democrats React to Trump Assassination Attempt
Shock, sympathy, skepticism, and a bit of fear entered the minds of several Black Georgia lawmakers on Saturday in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. State Rep. Carl Gilliard, D-Savannah, said he was stunned Saturday when he heard news reports of shots ringing out at a Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pa. […]
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Fact Check: What Have Biden and Trump Done for Black People?
This story will be updated. As America watched the first presidential debate Thursday night, some observers said President Joe Biden’s performance failed the vibe check and former President Donald Trump kept lying. But what really raised eyebrows was Trump’s response when asked about the candidates’ appeal to Black voters. “The fact is that his big […]
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Are Atlanta’s Black Seniors President Biden’s Secret Weapon?
If President Joe Biden wins reelection in November, it will likely be due to the unwavering support of people like Coretha Easterling. For the past 21 years, the 76-year-old has lived at southwest Atlanta’s Barge Road Senior High Rise, where last Friday she and about 20 other Black elders helped kick off a routine political […]
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‘Improved’ Georgia System to Monitor Campaign Donations Was a Bust
This story was originally published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Only a few years after introducing a new and “improved” e-filing system that is supposed to let the public know who is funding campaigns and what politicians are beneficiaries of Capitol lobbyists’ largesse, the state is looking to scrap it and start over. After spending an estimated […]
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Advocates Are Working to Ensure Homeless Georgians Can Vote in November
James McWhorter was surprised in October when he received a letter in the mail informing him a DeKalb County resident had challenged his eligibility to vote because his listed address didn’t match the driver’s license he used to register back in 2008. The 55-year-old barber and Army veteran, who lives in Stone Mountain, explained at […]
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Judicial Elections Are Coming. Do You Know Who You Support?
Judicial elections are just around the corner, but do you know who you’re being asked to vote for and what their duties are? Nonpartisan judges at all three levels of Georgia’s court system are up for election during the May 21 primary. Voters will be asked to decide who will wield power in this very […]