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Michelle Nunn Sides with Scalia on Voting Rights Act

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By Melissa Cruz, Special to The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA — Michelle Nunn, candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, has once again taken up a position that seemingly panders to a traditionally right-wing baseline.     Her position on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) has drawn quick criticism from supporters and opponents alike.  Her comments […]

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Georgia House Republicans Seek to Limit Early Voting in Municipal Elections

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  (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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