Georgia Governor Signs Three Voter Suppression Laws
It’s now easier for any Georgia resident to challenge another resident’s eligibility due to a new law signed today by Gov. Brian Kemp (R).
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It’s now easier for any Georgia resident to challenge another resident’s eligibility due to a new law signed today by Gov. Brian Kemp (R).
A federal judge will allow the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Georgia Republican Party to defend the state’s absentee ballot request deadline.
After several years of not holding elections for the Georgia Public Service Commission, the 11th Circuit will allow new elections using a method that the lower court found violates the Voting Rights Act.
The Arizona, Delaware and Georgia Republican parties are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Kari Lake’s (R) fringe voting machines lawsuit, arguing that courts set too high of a standard for election challenges to proceed.
Georgia’s voter citizenship verification requirements for naturalized citizens will stand, a federal judge ruled in the midst of a trial earlier today, keeping in place the state’s process of cross checking citizenship status to determine voter eligibility.
On Monday, one of the nation’s most infamous voter suppression laws will go to trial for the first time.
The legal team for former President Donald Trump and eight of his co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion investigation asked an appeals court on Friday to review a ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.
Voters are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a case challenging Georgia’s at-large method for electing members to its public service commission under the Voting Rights Act.
A superior court judge ruled on Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) may continue prosecuting former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, so long as the special lead prosecutor she appointed steps down.
The U.S. Department of Justice is getting involved in a lawsuit challenging Georgia’s deadline for absentee ballot applications under the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
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