Morning Reads for International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (March 25)
Normally, I opt for fun days for my holidays and observances, but since today is the annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, I thought it would be best to lift up a prayer for these people who suffered so greatly for our prosperity, and for those here and around the word who are still victimized by racism and prejudice. You can learn more at the United Nations website.
And now, the news…
Pat Conroy
- Covid-19 cases continue to increase in Georgia. Here are the latest numbers and a map.
- Can Atlanta’s stay-at-home order be enforced?
- Many Georgians aren’t sure what an “essential business” really is.
- Every Georgia voter will have a ballot request form mailed to them for the May primary.
- Could we not just mail the ballots to everyone and skip the request step? That seems like it would save time and human interaction.
- A dentist in Atlanta is printing 3D masks similar to N-95 masks for our health care workers. If you have the capability, he’s put the template online.
Alice Walker
- The Senate, House and White House negotiators struck a deal overnight on the coronavirus stimulus package. It will be the largest in history and contains items that both Republicans and Democrats really wanted.
- I want to point out here that yes, our lawmakers can negotiate and compromise – but only if we demand it of them.
- The VA would like retired federal health care workers to come back in order to handle the surge of veterans with Covid-19 they’re anticipating.
- Funerals in the time of Covid-19 – on livestream, like everything else.
- Prince Charles has tested positive for Covid-19.
Flannery O’Connor
- If you go to a “coronavirus party,” it shouldn’t be a surprise when you contract it, right?
About Author
Holly Croft
Holly is an archivist at one of Georgia's institutions of higher learning. In a past life, she was a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill. She cares a lot about records management, open records laws, and privacy laws. Political persuasion? It's complicated. What's not complicated is that she's proudly equal parts Bulldog and Tar Heel.
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I understand it’s prohibited by state law, but I think consideration should be given to junking ballots cast to date in favor of a new election from scratch with the same ballot and ballot circumstances for everyone on May 19.
At this point, early votes and absentee ballots remained uncounted in boxes, and will remain so for eight weeks which is a risk. Election offices will be dealing with two different situations for the May 19 election, one type ballot for those that voted early or absentee, and another for those that didn’t. A subset of the latter are people that applied for absentee ballots but didn’t complete one by 24 March. Layer on that more split precincts than ever.