Democratic lawmakers in the Georgia Senate have kicked off the 2021 legislative session with a resolution condemning the riot by supporters of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol last
A historic day in Georgia history was overshadowed by senseless violence encouraged by the president of the United States and hundreds of Republicans who have pushed baseless claims of election fraud. On this episode of Battleground: Ballot Box, what comes next in Georgia after Democrats flipped both U.S. Senate seats.
Georgia GOP proposes strict absentee voting measures following runoff
Republican leaders suggested new policies such as requiring voters to have an excuse to cast an absentee ballot.
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In Georgia, Republicans have moved to tighten the procedures involving absentee ballots following the historic wins in the runoff election.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported some GOP legislators proposed a series of rules to limit the access citizens have beyond in-person voting. Suggested measures include requiring an excuse to cast an absentee ballot, banning absentee ballot drop boxes, requiring a photo ID to be included when returning an absentee ballot, eliminating mobile voting buses during early voting, and banning governments and organizations from mailing absentee ballot applications.
Vice President Pence going back to Georgia day before Senate runoffs
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a Defend The Majority campaign event on December 17, 2020 in Columbus, Georgia.
MILNER, Ga. - Vice President Mike Pence will be back in Georgia the day before the state s pivotal Senate runoff elections next week.
In a Tweet, Georgia state Sen. Burt Jones said that Pence will be at a church in Milner, Georgia on Monday, Jan. 4,
The Senate runoffs which became necessary when no candidate received a majority of the votes in November have put Georgia squarely in the national political spotlight, as they will determine the balance of power in Washington at the outset of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. Both major parties and activist groups are plowing tens of millions of dollars into the state ahead of Jan. 5, when Perdue and Loeffler bid to hold off Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, respectively.
Incompetence and mischief: Georgia State Senator calls out Fulton and RaffenspergerNews, Politics
December 31, 2020
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ELLIJAY, Ga – Senator Brandon Beach (R – Alpharetta) didn’t mince words when addressing the incompetence of Fulton County and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
Beach was one of four Georgia state senators who called for a special session concerning election integrity earlier in the year. The others were Sen. Greg Dolezal (R – Cumming), Sen. William Ligon (R – Brunswick), and Sen. Burt Jones (R – Jackson).
“We were very upset that Brad Raffensperger entered into an agreement with Stacey Abrams and the Democrats on signatures and absentee ballots that we didn’t have any say on as a General Assembly, and we believed we should have had a vote on that. We were very concerned that we weren’t following state law,” Beach commented.