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BREAKING: Georgia Ballot Access Law Stricken for Presidential Candidates

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(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia’s restrictive ballot access requirement that independent and political body [minor party] candidates for President of the U.S. gather the signatures of one percent of registered Georgia voters, in order to appear on the ballot in Georgia, has been struck down by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Story, Atlanta Progressive News learned.   Secretary of State Brian […]

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Judge Recommends Rep. Tyrone Brooks’s Indictment Should Stand

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(APN) ATLANTA — United States Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield III has recommended that the motion by State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) to dismiss his indictment, in the case of USA v. Brooks, should be denied, according to documents obtained by Atlanta Progressive News.     Brooks was indicted for the misuse of charitable funds in May 2013; Atlanta Progressive […]

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