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2022 Elections February 27, 2022

Details on April 5 special election for GA House District 45

Cobb County Elections posted the following information about the upcoming special election to fill the Georgia House District 45 seat vacated by Republican Rep. Matt Dollar: Voters living within GA House…

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2022 Elections February 23, 2022

Georgia votes 2022: New Trump effect, new election law, new political maps

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]February 22, 2022 Georgia voters might not hold the power this time around to dramatically…

2022 Elections February 22, 2022

Luisa Wakeman, Democratic candidate for Senate District 6

By Rebecca Gaunt Luisa Wakeman is running as a Democrat for Georgia Senate District 6, a seat currently held by Jen Jordan, who is running for Georgia Attorney General. Wakeman…

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Courts February 17, 2022

State judges across the U.S. face growing GOP pushback against rulings in election cases

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]February 16, 2022 In mid-December, Texas’ highest criminal court revoked the state attorney general’s ability…

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Cobb County February 13, 2022

Interactive maps of proposed cities of East Cobb, Lost Mountain, Mableton and Vinings on Cobb GIS site

Cobb GIS has posted the interactive maps of the proposed cities of East Cobb, Lost Mountain, Mableton and Vinings on their site. You can zoom in, determine whether you are…

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Cobb County February 12, 2022

Where to go for information about the Cobb cityhood votes

[Editors note: Aside from our early coverage of the Mableton cityhood movement, the Courier has been late to the game in covering the cityhood proposals that have swept the county….

Voting Rights February 11, 2022

Supreme Court’s ruling on Alabama voting map could open the door to a new Wild West of state redistricting

By Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond The U.S. Supreme Court’s order allowing Alabama to use a congressional map that critics say disadvantages Black voters has voting rights advocates…

2022 Elections February 10, 2022

States target ballot drop boxes in fight over voting rights

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, used with permission]February 9, 2022 Ballot drop boxes are so secure they’ve survived getting hit by an…

Lisa Campbell, a Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 35

2022 Elections February 6, 2022

Lisa Campbell announces run for newly redrawn Georgia House District 35

In a news release dated January 21, Lisa Campbell announced her candidacy as a Democrat for Georgia House District 35 in the Acworth and Kennesaw area. The district, under the…

2022 Elections February 1, 2022

Monica DeLancy announces run for House District 39

Well-known Cobb County renters rights advocate Monica DeLancy announced that she will run for the Georgia House District 39 seat in the 2022 election cycle. She issued the following announcement…

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