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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.
On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the U.S. Department of Justice submitted a brief in a lawsuit alleging that True the Vote, a right-wing “election integrity” organization that has been accused of voter intimidation since 2012, violated Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act, which prevents voter intimidation.
On Monday, Dec. 19, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) accepted a Georgia court’s request to join proceedings in Fair Fight v. True the Vote, a two-year long lawsuit alleging that the right-wing group True the Vote engaged in voter intimidation.
On Thursday, Dec. 15, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in a case challenging Georgia’s at-large method used to elect members of the Public Service Commission, which regulates public utilities in the state.
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) called upon the Georgia Legislature to consider eliminating the state’s general election runoff system.