Category Archives: League of Women Voters-LWV

Early Voting Laws Narrowly Escape Sine Die Intact (UPDATE 1)

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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale, News Editor (APN) ATLANTA — On Sine Die, the last day of the Georgia Legislative Session, on Thursday, April 02, 2015, Georgians’ already-reduced early voting period hung in legislative limbo with the possibility of it being further reduced from twenty-one to twelve days.  But ultimately the effort to reduce early voting failed.   […]

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Bill to Restrict Early Voting in Georgia Passes House Committee (UPDATE 1)

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(APN) ATLANTA — A Georgia House subcommittee and committee have both voted to approve a bill, HB 194, that would reduce early voting from 21 days to 12 days.   The Governmental Affairs Committee voted yesterday, Wednesday, February 11, 2015, to approve the bill.   The Election Subcommittee vited Monday, February 09, five to one to approve HB 194.  State […]

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Orrock, Drenner Introduce Citizens United Resolution, Call for U.S. Constitutional Amendment

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Photograph by Steve Eberhardt (APN) ATLANTA — On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, the fifth anniversary of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision of the Supreme Court of the U.S., State Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) and Rep. Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) announced the introduction of resolutions calling for a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to allow U.S. Congress to place common-sense […]

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Georgia House Republicans Seek to Limit Early Voting in Municipal Elections

  (APN) ATLANTA — In another apparent attempt to disenfranchise voters, House Republicans are attempting to enact HB 891, which would shrink the early voting period from three weeks to just six days for all municipal elections, primaries, and run-offs.   Currently, the early voting period is the same for all Georgia elections, about three weeks.  HB 891 would create […]

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