The Democratic Party of Georgia (DPG) received 131 applicants for people seeking to be the Democratic nominee in GA-5 after the passing of Rep. John Lewis. Rahul Bali has announced via twitter that the list has been narrowed down to five: State Representative Park CannonAtlanta City Councilman Andre DickensRobert FranklinState Senator and DPG Chair Nikema
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp will be joined by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan, Speaker David Ralston, and other distinguished guests this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the North Wing of the State Capitol to sign House Bill 426. The event will be streamed on Governor Kemp’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/GovKemp
Politico is reporting that Marjorie Taylor Greene is being condemned by Republican leaders in the US House for numerous remarks that she has made about Muslims, African Americans, among others. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, and NRCC Chaiman Tom Emmer all weighed in condemning her, either directly or through a
A press release from Black Futurists Group: Following the death of another Black man, Rayshard Brooks, at the hands of Atlanta police due to inaction from political leadership at city hall, protestors, community organizers, and members of the Mayor’s Taskforce to Reimagine the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC) will converge on the steps of City
The following have been set by the House Rules Committee to be debated by the House today, Monday, June 15, 2020: SB 43 – Revenue Bonds; definition of the term “undertaking” as it relates to electric systems; revise (EU&T-Carpenter-4th) Payne-54th SB 134 – Georgia Commission on the Holocaust; commission for administrative purposes; reassign (GAff-Silcox-52nd) Kirkpatrick-32nd
The Senate will reconvene today at 10 a.m. to consider the following bills on the floor: · HB 781 – Financial institutions; clarify and remove superfluous language; provisions · HR 935 – Georgia Commission on Freight and Logistics; create · HR 1023 – A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide
Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has directed Chairman Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire) and the House Governmental Affairs Committee to investigate irregularities in today’s primary election across Georgia, particularly in Fulton County. Speaker Ralston released the following statement: “The sanctity of our elections – being free and fair – is the very foundation of our system of
Statement from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Investigation into Fulton and Dekalb County Elections Processes: “The voting situation today in certain precincts in Fulton and Dekalb counties is unacceptable. My office has opened an investigation to determine what these counties need to do to resolve these issues before November’s election. Obviously, the first
The following is a statement from Statewide Voting Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling on voting and elections in Georgia: “So far we have no reports of any actual equipment issues. We do have reports of equipment being delivered to the wrong locations and delivered late. We have reports of poll workers not understanding setup or how
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office issued the following press release after a dismissal order was issued by Federal Judge Timothy Batten last night: With a dismissal ordered on the evening of May 14, Federal Judge Timothy Batten brought a swift end to a lawsuit brought by activists who have repeatedly sued the State
