A federal judge ruled against a voting rights group founded by Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams Friday in a challenge to the state’s voting laws. US District Judge Steve Jones ruled against “Fair Fight Action” on claims over Georgia’s “exact match” voter registration policy, absentee ballot cancellation practices and registration inaccuracies. “Although Georgia’s election […]
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Hurricane Ian barrels towards South Carolina
As Ian revives to hurricane status over the Atlantic, Florida’s Gulf Coast launches rescue and recovery efforts. Up to 8 inches of rain is forecast for Charleston. Officials in Florida have confirmed one fatality associated with Hurricane Ian and 20 other deaths that could potentially be a result of the storm. Of the unconfirmed fatalities, […]
Democrats Try To Buy Senate Elections With Promise Of $2000 Stimulus
ATLANTA — Democrats in Georgia’s high-stakes runoff election Tuesday are doing what their counterparts in other competitive Senate races didn’t do: They’re leaning in to a populist economic message and embracing the prospect of a Democratic-led Senate. The potential to flip the chamber has turned what could have been a sleepy January runoff into a […]
Judge Blocks Georgia Dem From Erasing Data From Dominion Machines
A district judge on Sunday night blocked three Georgia counties from altering or erasing data on Dominion voting machines after Republican nominees to the Electoral College filed an emergency motion. Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr.’s order applies to Dominion voting machines in Cobb, Gwinnett and Cherokee counties, which are clustered in the Atlanta metropolitan area. […]