Georgia
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Information & Analysis
June, 2010
June, 2009
- DOJ Issues a Finding on Georgia Program (6/03/09)
November, 2008
- GA Ballots Thrown Out on Citizenship Grounds (11/10/08)
- Federal observers sent to Georgia to monitor controversy over college student registrations (11/04/08)
- Georgia poll workers not giving out provisional ballots unless voters have ID (11/04/08)
October, 2008
- Injunction Issues in Georgia Matching Case (10/27/08)
- Ga. State Court OK's ID's (10/14/08)
June, 2008
- New Georgia ID Case (6/03/08)
January, 2008
September, 2007
- Georgia Court Throws Out Voter ID Suit (9/06/07)
June, 2007
November, 2006
- Concession in GA-12 (11/16/06)
- Potential Recount in GA-12 (11/12/06)
Commentary
There are no commentary articles in Georgia that Election Law @ Moritz has written at this time.
News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning Georgia
February, 2013
- Fulton County disputes vote tampering allegations (2/06/13)
- Lewis-backed bill would automatically register most to vote (2/01/13)
August, 2012
June, 2012
- FEC wants Wright McLeod to spell out where $51,159 in 'payroll' went (6/29/12)
- DOJ: GA runoff schedule violates federal law (6/22/12)
May, 2012
February, 2012
- Law firm a power player in primary (2/13/12)
August, 2011
June, 2011
- Ga. Redistricting May Land in Court First (6/27/11)
- Dechert Files Voting Rights Lawsuit in Georgia (6/07/11)
April, 2011
March, 2011
October, 2010
- Georgia law restricts write-in candidates for General Election (10/20/10)
- Justice Department Approves Georgia Election Law (10/11/10)
September, 2010
- Top Ga. court considers voter ID law (9/08/10)
- State Voter ID Law Challenged In Court (9/07/10)
- State election board sends Temple voter case to AG (9/01/10)
August, 2010
- Georgia Elections News Georgia’s voter ID verification now one of toughest in the nation (8/30/10)
- Reactions to voter ID ruling fall along party lines (8/26/10)
- Justice Department approves Georgia voter verification system (8/24/10)
- New law speeds up overseas military voting (8/16/10)
July, 2010
- Kemp Announces Expansion of Driver’s License Bar Code Scanner Pilot Project for General Primary (7/16/10)
- Early voting costs increase (7/12/10)
June, 2010
- Georgia sues feds over voter ID (6/23/10)
- New technology speeds up Lee County’s early voting (6/21/10)
- Ga. Secretary of State Rolls Out 'My Voter Page' (6/18/10)
- 2 accused in voter ID probe (6/14/10)
- Voting measure signed into law (6/07/10)
- Georgia Prepares for Early Voting (6/07/10)
May, 2010
- Georgia looks to boost voter verification (5/21/10)
- License bar codes to be scanned in Bartow election (5/07/10)
February, 2010
- Bill would end touch-screen voting (2/23/10)
- Georgia Headed to Court Over Voting Laws (2/23/10)
December, 2009
- Georgia VoteSafe gets OK (12/29/09)
October, 2009
September, 2009
- Republican candidate launched website to report voter fraud (9/21/09)
- Sandy Springs wants out of Voting Rights Act (9/07/09)
August, 2009
- Secretary of State Handel Joins NASS in Declaring September 2009 National Voter Registration Month (8/31/09)
- Voter fraud admissions rock Jackson city council (8/30/09)
- Election challenge sent to attorney general (8/29/09)
- Douglas County Elections Board issues statement on election allegations (8/29/09)
- Absentee ballot push for military to make sure overseas votes count (8/16/09)
June, 2009
- Feds may look into elections department (6/24/09)
- State may sue Justice Department (6/23/09)
- Independent, Coffield, to Appeal Ballot Access Ruling (6/21/09)
- High Court won’t hear voter ID appeal; 2nd suit active (6/09/09)
- DOJ Rejects Discriminatory Voter List Procedure in Ga.; Raises Concerns for New Election Law (6/04/09)
- U.S. Justice Department Objects to Georgia’s Voter Registration Rules (6/01/09)
May, 2009
March, 2009
- Judge Carlton Vines On Trial (3/31/09)
- Editorial: Voting rights protection still needed in Georgia (3/20/09)
- Perdue joins Texas in voting rights case (3/19/09)
- Voters would have to prove citizenship (3/05/09)
- Senate: Would-be voters must prove citizenship (3/03/09)
February, 2009
- Election fraud focus of bill (2/24/09)
- Fewer polling places proposed for next election (2/11/09)
- Bill would require proof of citizenship to vote (2/05/09)
- Handel, Dempsey partner to protect abuse victims in voting process (2/03/09)
- Handel supports Williams' legislation (2/02/09)
January, 2009
- Voting precincts may be combined (1/20/09)
December, 2008
- Georgia info on voter law deemed insufficient (12/17/08)
- Appeals court hears argument on voter ID (12/04/08)
- Absentee ballots challenged (12/03/08)
- Lawyer: Georgia’s voter photo ID law discriminates (12/03/08)
- Runoff elections take place today (12/02/08)
- Runoff Election Turnout Is Light (12/02/08)
- Editorial: 'Instant runoff' voting deserves a closer look (12/01/08)
November, 2008
- Atlanta-area county officials defied ballot orders (11/06/08)
- Breaking news from Georgia: Federal observers sent to monitor controversy over college student registrations (11/04/08)
- Scattered problems keep poll workers hustling (11/04/08)
- Authorities Eye Voter Perks (11/04/08)
- Georgia early voting update (11/03/08)
October, 2008
- Editorial: State cannot add poll hours without approval (10/30/08)
- Voters back in line; voting days won’t be extended (10/29/08)
- Clayton County Voters Stand In 12-Hour Lines (10/28/08)
- Court denies voter ID appeal (10/27/08)
- Some voters 'purged' from voter rolls (10/26/08)
- Georgia, Tenn. cope with early voting glitches (10/24/08)
- Early voting glitches in 2 counties in Ga., Tenn. (10/24/08)
- Mistaken identity prevents woman from voting (10/24/08)
- No compromise yet in state voter dispute (10/23/08)
- Computer error cited in Georgia's voter registration checks (10/23/08)
- Three-judge panel to hear arguments in Georgia voter ID lawsuit (10/20/08)
- Ga. Democrats appeal voter ID ruling (10/16/08)
- Judge won't stop Ga. voter citizenship checks (10/16/08)
- State responds to voter ID challenge (10/15/08)
- Georgia sued over voter citizenship verification (10/13/08)
- Georgia sued over voter citizenship verification (10/11/08)
- Judge Rules to Uphold on Electronic Voting, Appeal Expected (10/10/08)
- Lawsuit: Georgia Illegally Purges Votes (10/09/08)
- Georgia sued over voter citizenship verification (10/09/08)
- Editorial: Signs point to attempted voter fraud (10/08/08)
- Opinion: Georgia must ensure every vote counts (10/07/08)
- ID rules for voter registration may cause confusion (10/06/08)
- Opinion: Voter ID laws a GOP tactic of cynicism (10/05/08)
September, 2008
- Letter to the Editor: Integrity of elections ‘my highest priority’ (9/23/08)
- Georgia Gets Poor Marks In Election Study (9/17/08)
- Ga. judge rejects voting machine lawsuit (9/09/08)
- Ruling favors electronic voting machines (9/09/08)
- Judge Boots Attempt To Ban Use Of Electronic Vote Machines (9/09/08)
- Indictment in Absentee Ballot Case Result of Joint Effort Between Secretary of State and Other Agencies (9/09/08)
- Judge Rules In Favor of Voting Machines (9/09/08)
- Ga. Judge to hear voting machine lawsuit (9/08/08)
- Georgia Democratic Party Sues over Voter ID (9/07/08)
- Absentee voting process 'very easy' (9/04/08)
August, 2008
- Voting machine company warns of program flaw (8/22/08)
- Campaign bill's passage raises concern (8/09/08)
- Runoff and primary advance voting draws similar turnout (8/01/08)
July, 2008
- Counties purge Web sites of bad voter registration info (7/30/08)
- Editorial: Secretary of state's handling of residency issue for PSC candidate shows a troubling partiality (7/25/08)
- Secretary of State Karen Handel Reminds Voters to Bring Photo ID to Advance Voting (7/24/08)
- Jackson BOC member files complaint against candidate; early voting begins Mon. for runoff races (7/24/08)
- Op-Ed: 'Partisan bullying' unfounded in state photo ID requirement (7/18/08)
- Op-Ed: Late legal hassle confuses a vote (7/17/08)
Litigation
Active Cases
There are no active cases in Georgia that Election Law @ Moritz is covering at this time.
Archived Cases
- ACORN v. Cox (Voter Registration)
- Democratic Party of Georgia v. Perdue (Voter ID)
- Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp (Ballot Access)
- Kidd v. Cox (Redistricting)
- Lake v. Perdue (Voter ID)
- Morales v. Handel (Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases, State Voter Registration Databases)
- NAACP v. Billups (Voter ID)
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Commentary
Silence of the Lambs
Dale A. Oesterle
With the election of 2012 now well over and past the second inauguration of the incumbent President, the historical analysis of the events has begun and will last as long as written human history lasts. An interesting tidbit may already be lost to the majesty of the moment.
The voters of three very different states, Alaska, New Hampshire, and Ohio, all had an opportunity to call state constitutional conventions. In each state the voters turned the opportunity down by very similar votes, 68%, 64% and 68% respectively against.
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