Court Declines to Block Georgia’s Line-Warming Ban for Fall Elections
On Thursday, Aug. 18, a federal judge denied a request to temporarily block the line-warming ban in Georgia’s Senate Bill 202, an omnibus voter suppression law enacted in 2021.
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On Thursday, Aug. 18, a federal judge denied a request to temporarily block the line-warming ban in Georgia’s Senate Bill 202, an omnibus voter suppression law enacted in 2021.
On Monday, the Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 441, a bill that empowers the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) to investigate election crimes.
Today, a federal judge declined to block several provisions of Georgia’s Senate Bill 202.
Today, a lawsuit was filed challenging Georgia’s requirement that paper absentee ballot applications submitted by mail or in person must be signed with pen and ink, which is commonly referred to as a wet signature requirement.
This morning, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia declined to block Georgia’s new legislative and congressional maps for the 2022 election cycle.
Today, a federal judge in Georgia rejected attempts to dismiss ongoing lawsuits challenging the state’s new congressional and legislative maps.
Today, a lawsuit was filed challenging Georgia’s new legislative maps, which were signed into law on Dec. 30, 2021.
Today, another lawsuit was filed challenging Georgia’s new congressional map.
Tonight, another lawsuit was filed against Georgia’s new legislative and congressional maps signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) earlier this evening.
Today, a lawsuit was filed challenging Georgia’s newly passed congressional map soon after it was signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp (R).