Fani Willis vows to sue over new Georgia law that removes party labels in Atlanta-area elections
The law shifts most local races to nonpartisan May elections and could trigger lawsuits from Fulton and DeKalb prosecutors.
- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in the five most populous Atlanta-area counties, leading to threats of a lawsuit from two Democratic prosecutors over the bill's constitutionality.
- Republicans have repeatedly targeted Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis because of her prosecution of former Republican President Donald Trump after he pushed to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's win in Georgia in 2020.
- The measure applies in Fulton, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, with Democrats saying Republicans are trying to make it so GOP members running without party labels have a better chance to win in Democratic jurisdictions.
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Source: Megan Varner / Getty Gov. Brian Kemp has signed legislation known as House Bill 369 that will make most local elections in five metro Atlanta counties nonpartisan, meaning candidates will run without party affiliation or designation, according to reports from WSB-TV, theGrio, and CBS News. But what is House Bill 369 and why are people upset? What is House Bill 369? Under House Bill 369, elections for district attorneys, county commissi…
Willis vows to sue over new Ga. law removing party labels
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in the five most populous counties in the Atlanta area, leading Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and another Democratic prosecutor to threaten to…
Black Georgia lawmakers claim 'voter disenfranchisement' after Gov. Brian Kemp signs new law making local elections nonpartisans in predominantly Black counties
A new Georgia law making local elections nonpartisan in five major counties is drawing swift backlash from lawmakers who argue it is "voter disenfranchisement."
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Fani Willis vows to sue over new Georgia law that removes party labels in Atlanta-area elections
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in Atlanta's five most populous counties.
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