Month: November 2020

Morning Reads for Friday, November 6, 2020

What What? Zack Morris is Governor of California?  It’s all in the sauce. Who had huge invasive jellyfish on their 2020 bingo card?  Take us to your leader.  Please.  Now. Forget “Depression Era blah blah blah.” Chicken and dumplings were once considered fancy vittles. A little humor… Life tip: Don’t try to cook chicken, with

Two Ideas for Georgia Elections

I have been volunteering for elections in Bulloch County for the last 12 years, chiefly in the area of absentee ballots. I am definitely not an expert and I continue to learn at each election, but there are a couple of items that stuck out to me in this year’s general election: The rule to

Believe In The Resiliency Of America

The race for President of the United States could break either for President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden as I write this. Maybe we will know who will be sworn into office on January 20, 2021 later today or later this week, but life will go on. Sure, one political party will

Election Night 2020

It’s Election Night. So far, the Sweet Meteor of Death has not fallen on Earth (yet). Here’s an opportunity to talk about the results we may or may not see this evening. Consider this an open thread. Update: link to the Secretary of State’s site for election results.

Reporting Voting Issues in Georgia

If you are having any voting issues today, the first contact needs to be the County Election Department of the County you are voting in. They have the ability to handle your issue directly and in a quicker manner. Each County handles the registrations and elections for that County, so they have direct contact with

GA Keeps Swing State Focus Until January

This week’s Courier Herald Column: There’s a bit of a cruel irony in writing a column with a deadline on election day that won’t be read until after the results are known.  It forces the author to either ignore the main issue of the day or adopt a predictive tone for events that will already

Morning Reads for Election Day 2020

Good morning! You know what to do. And if you have any trouble doing that, here’s the number for the Voter Protection Hotline: 1-888-730-5816. Here’s the link to the Georgia Recorder’s live election coverage from across Georgia. And here’s why you need to pack your patience: as we learned in the June primary here in