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On Tuesday, Aug. 22, Georgia-based voting rights organizations signed an letter calling for the mayor of Atlanta and the Democrat-controlled Atlanta City Council to reconsider using signature matching in the process for verifying the petitions for a ballot initiative referendum.
On Friday, Aug. 18, a federal judge declined to temporarily block two provisions of Georgia’s omnibus voter suppression law, Senate Bill 202.
On Friday, Aug. 18, a federal judge temporarily blocked provisions of Georgia’s omnibus 2021 voter suppression law Senate Bill 202.
On Monday Aug. 14, a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia indicted former President Donald Trump on 13 charges brought by District Attorney Fani Willis (D) for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
On Thursday, June 8, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Allen v. Milligan. The Court’s decision in Allen will impact 30 other redistricting lawsuits in 10 different states.
On Monday, March 27, the Georgia House passed Senate Bill 222, a bill which would tighten and criminalize the state’s pre-existing ban on private funding in election administration, sending the bill to Gov. Brian Kemp (R).
On Thursday, March 9, a federal judge issued an order in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Fair Fight and two voters alleging that True the Vote — an organization that has been accused of voter intimidation since 2012 — violated Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act.
On Tuesday, Feb. 28, Republican lawmakers on the Georgia Senate Ethics Committee advanced a major piece of anti-voting legislation, a substitute bill text to Senate Bill 221 that among other provisions bans drop boxes and eases voters’ ability to challenge other voters’ eligibility.
On Monday, Feb. 27, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) urging him to adopt national reforms.
On Thursday, Feb. 16, a Georgia special grand jury investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election released three parts of its report with its findings.
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