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Elections March 15, 2024

Trump nearly derailed democracy once − here’s what to watch out for in reelection campaign

by Richard L. Abel, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elections are the bedrock of democracy, essential for choosing representatives and…

Elections March 14, 2024

Yes, sexism among Republican voters helped sink Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign

by Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst; Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst, and Jesse Rhodes, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Following multiple defeats in the Republican…

Georgia March 13, 2024

Another fraught Georgia election season after predictable 2024 presidential primary

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 12, 2024 This story was updated at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13,…

Elections March 8, 2024

UPDATED: GA Sec of State office mails incorrect voter ID cards to Cobb; particularly for Mableton precincts

[UPDATE and CORRECTION: Robert Skinner of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office sent the following to the Courier via email: “Our office does not mail precinct cards to voters. This…

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Mableton March 5, 2024

Courtroom changed for tomorrow’s lawsuit against the City of Mableton

The court proceedings in the lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the referendum that formed the city of Mableton will begin tomorrow, March 6, 2024, in the courtroom of Cobb County…

Elections February 27, 2024

75 Cobb Voters Receive Wrong Ballots, Fix Announced

Seventy-three voters were sent incorrect ballots by Cobb Elections and Registration and are being notified of the error. Only Republican primary ballots were sent out with the 194 ballots that…

Elections February 26, 2024

GOP backs voting by mail, yet turns to courts to restrict it in battleground states

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 25, 2024 Fearing that Democrats hold a crucial edge in ballots cast before…

Elections February 23, 2024

How politicians can draw fairer election districts − the same way parents make kids fairly split a piece of cake

by Benjamin Schneer, Harvard Kennedy School; Kevin DeLuca, Yale University, and Maxwell Palmer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Redistricting – the process of…

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International February 23, 2024

Why Bolsonaro failed to overthrow democracy – and why a threat remains

by Guilherme Casarões, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/EAESP), [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Jair Bolsonaro summoned…

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