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Georgia panel recommends paper ballots, hand-counting QR codes

Monday, February 2 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia's debate over how to change the way it counts election ballots received input on Monday from a legislative committee tasked with studying the issue. ... Read More.

Another emergency declaration as Georgia faces more wintry weather

Friday, January 30 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - For the second week in a row, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency as extremely cold temperatures and possibly snow are expected to move into the state early Saturday morning. ... Read More.

Former Fulton County elections board member not surprised by raid

Thursday, January 29 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The FBI raid on a Fulton County Board of Elections warehouse did not surprise a former board member, while others question the motives behind the search. ... Read More.

Census projections show red states to see gains in U.S. House seats, electoral college

Wednesday, January 28 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Several blue states appear set to lose electoral college votes while red states will make sweeping gains, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggests. ... Read More.

Georgia joins list of states pushing property tax relief

Wednesday, January 28 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia has joined other states pushing for an overhaul of property taxes this year, with a proposal to eliminate the taxes for homeowners statewide in the next six years. ... Read More.

FBI raids Fulton County election office in 2020 election fraud probe

Wednesday, January 28 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The FBI is executing a search warrant on the Fulton County, Ga., election headquarters in relation to 2020 election fraud, according to multiple reports. The... Read More.

Challenge to Georgia’s 2021 election law tossed

Tuesday, January 27 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A legal challenge to Georgia's authority to take over county election boards has been rejected by a federal appeals court. The Coalition for Good Governance... Read More.

Atlanta paid $250k to Muslim activists, part of $1.7 billion fed migrant resettlement

Tuesday, January 27 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The City of Atlanta paid more than $250,000 to a Chicago-based Muslim organization, which at the time was raising money for another group that's been accused of aiding Hamas. ... Read More.

Georgia braces for cold weather as ice storm recovery begins

Monday, January 26 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Thousands of Georgians remained without power Monday afternoon as the state began recovery efforts from the winter storm and warned of more cold weather to come. ... Read More.

Proposal would limit congressional district redrawing

Friday, January 23 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Democrats in the Georgia Senate want to limit state lawmakers' redrawing of congressional district lines to the first odd numbered year after a U.S. census. ... Read More.

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Georgia panel recommends paper ballots, hand-counting QR codes

Another emergency declaration as Georgia faces more wintry weather

Former Fulton County elections board member not surprised by raid

Census projections show red states to see gains in U.S. House seats, electoral college

FBI raids Fulton County election office in 2020 election fraud probe

Challenge to Georgia’s 2021 election law tossed

Atlanta paid $250k to Muslim activists, part of $1.7 billion fed migrant resettlement

Georgia braces for cold weather as ice storm recovery begins

Proposal would limit congressional district redrawing

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