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Elections October 9, 2023

Often in error but still seductive: Why we can’t quit election polls

by W. Joseph Campbell, American University School of Communication, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Their record is uneven. They misfired in one way or another…

Elections October 5, 2023

State Election Board shelves bid to allow more hand-marked ballots, affirms touchscreen use

[Sign at South Cobb Recreation Center voting location. Photo:Cobb County Courier/Larry Felton Johnson] by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October…

Elections September 12, 2023

Challenge to political maps to proceed with state’s claim Black voting power isn’t diluted

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 11, 2023 A federal trial that could force state lawmakers to redraw Georgia’s…

Elections August 31, 2023

How did the U.S. presidential campaign get to be so long?

by Rachel Paine Caufield, Drake University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Four hundred and forty-four days prior to the 2024 presidential election, millions of Americans…

Elections August 8, 2023

Re-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th century

by Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Imagine that we’ve all – all of us, all of society – landed on…

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Elections July 19, 2023

Court challenges to Georgia’s political maps set for federal court trial

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 18, 2023 A trio of redistricting challenges in Georgia are set to advance…

Elections July 18, 2023

Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists

This article by Doug Bock Clark originally appeared on the ProPublica website. On March 15, 2022, an email appeared in the inbox of the election director of Forsyth County, Georgia,…

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Elections July 12, 2023

Gerry Miller appointed interim Cobb County elections director

Gerry Miller was appointed interim election director at Monday’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration. Miller, a retired staffer with the elections department, will contract with…

Elections June 21, 2023

State Election Board rejects takeover of Fulton after conspiracy theorists fixated on 2020

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 20, 2023 The State Election Board Tuesday rejected a state takeover of Fulton…

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Elections May 8, 2023

Biden’s dragging poll numbers won’t matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more

by Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Commentators were quick to note President Joe Biden’s low job approval and favorability…

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