Georgia Republicans are pushing a series of new voting rules that would clamp down on or roll back many of the policies that helped drive Democratic turnout in recent elections.
Malinda Hodge insists push to merge Elections Board and Registrars Board is politically motivated
Malinda Hodge
This is an op-ed by Chatham County Elections Board Vice Chairman Malinda Hodge. She is one of our elected members of the elections board.
The duties and functions of the Chatham Board of Registrars and the Board of Elections are distinctly different. Those tasks cannot be combined any more than those of U.S. Customs and the U.S. Postal Service. A merger, as proposed by Georgia Rep. Jesse Petrea (R-Savannah) would be akin to common-law marriage partners wedding legally not very much would change, for better or worse.
Chatham Co. elections supervisor to retire at end of February Russell Bridges (Source: WTOC) By Sean Evans | January 29, 2021 at 2:35 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 3:58 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Chatham County Elections Supervisor Russell Bridges will be stepping down from the role at the end of February.
Bridges will be retiring. Billy Wooten will step in as interim supervisor.
It was announced during a special-called Chatham County Board of Elections meeting.
BREAKING: Chatham County Elections Supervisor, Russell Bridges, will be stepping down from the role at the end of next month and is retiring. Billy Wooten will step in as interim supervisor #wtoc WTOC Sean Evans (@WTOCSeanEvans) January 29, 2021
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15:00 | Lima, Jan. 26.
National Elections Board (JNE) Chairman Jorge Luis Salas on Tuesday affirmed that the dates set out in the electoral calendar for the 2021 general elections in Peru must be respected. The dates set out in the electoral calendar must be respected, that is the commitment that the JNE and authorities in the country have made, Salas said during the installation ceremony of the Tribunal of Honor of the Electoral Ethical Pact.
The electoral authority hoped that the autonomous work of the Tribunal of Honor would contribute to continue cementing democracy and that public opinion, as well as citizens, would recognize its efforts.
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15:03 | Lima, Jan. 21.
The electoral authority deemed as very important what the Executive Branch indicated, meaning that there are currently no elements that could lead to postponing the general elections initially scheduled for April 11.
In statements to Ideele Radio, the official indicated that the safety conditions for citizens are being evaluated for any decision on the matter. I am totally convinced that experts from the Ministry of Health are working to adequately measure the data and signs of the pandemic in the country, he added.
Given its nature, the JNE cannot establish health measures and therefore has not issued measures related to the matter or to be implemented in the electoral process, he indicated.