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Justice September 20, 2024

Cobb elections statement on settlement with DOJ over accessibility of polling places

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration posted the following statement about its settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on the Cobb County website (to read the…

Elections September 10, 2024

Accusations of “communism” toward board member, shouts of “Heil Hitler” mar Cobb elections board meeting

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration meeting was shut down after an audience member shouted “Heil Hitler” on the heels of a public commenter accusing a Democratic board…

Elections September 3, 2024

How the 14th Amendment prevents state legislatures from subverting popular presidential elections

by Eric Eisner, Johns Hopkins University and David B. Froomkin, University of Houston Law Center, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn…

Elections August 16, 2024

Local elections are less partisan because voters will cross party lines when issues hit close to home

by Edward L. Lascher Jr., California State University, Sacramento; Brian Adams, San Diego State University, and Danielle Martin, California State University, Sacramento, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

Cobb County July 26, 2024

Cobb Elections makes statement on next steps for BOC District 2 and 4 seats

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration issued a statement on how it intends to implement Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill’s orders on the lawsuits involving Cobb…

Elections July 9, 2024

Groups readying mass voter challenges in Georgia’s 2024 elections. There’s an app for that.

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 8, 2024 Georgians are logging into hot new apps intended to help find…

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Cobb County July 7, 2024

Residents receive fraudulent texts claiming to be from Cobb elections department

Cobb County warned residents that fraudulent texts were being sent by someone claiming to be with Cobb County Elections, using a spoofed election department phone number. Cobb Information Technology Services…

Elections June 26, 2024

Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official

by Matt Vasilogambros, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 25, 2024 Editor’s note: This story contains profanities and racist slurs. When Milton Kidd…

Elections June 12, 2024

Independent voters are few in number, influential in close elections – and hard for campaigns to reach

by Julio Borquez, University of Michigan-Dearborn, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the 2024 campaign cycle unfolds, campaign strategists, pollsters and political scientists have been…

Elections June 12, 2024

Georgia’s battleground state status spurs partisan elections board skirmishes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 11, 2024 The Fulton County and Cherokee County election boards are the latest…

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Opinion October 9, 2024

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