Richmond County Board of Elections discussing advance voting policies at their monthly meeting

Richmond County Board of Elections discussing advance voting policies at their monthly meeting

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) - Richmond County Board of Elections members having their monthly meeting to discuss the advance voting policy used in 2024 and see if it should be changed or kept the same for 2025 and 2026. In 2023, the Board of Elections members changed their advance voting policy. Before the 2024 elections, they had two weeks of advance voting at the main office, and on the third week, the satellite sites would be open. However, for the 2…

Election rule changes stalled before Georgia lawmakers adjourned and ensured for 2026 midterms

Georgia Republican lawmakers will be on the clock next year to pass election legislation ahead of a busy 2026 election cycle. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images (file) For the first time since the post-2020 presidential election, Georgia Republican state lawmakers did not pass a bill during this year’s session that included controversial changes to the way votes are cast or tallied. When Lt. Gov. Burt Jones sent senators home a little after 9 p.m. on…

General Assembly adjourns, holding mixed bag of winners and losers

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Stacy Abrams handed another defeat

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that, at his request, the U.S. Department of Justice has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Georgia’s Election Integrity Act. The lawsuit was filed by the Biden administration on June 25, 2021. “The Biden administration used legally and factually false information provided by Stacey Abrams and her affiliated entities to file frivolous and costly lawsuits defaming the State of Georgia,” said Carr. “Georg…