Via Lisa Rubin: 🧵1/… #Georgia
The Georgia Election Board convened this morning at 9 am to consider several proposed rule changes, including one that would require hand counting of GA ballots.
Another proposed rule they are weighing this morning would allow any individual county election board member to request any and all election-related documentation before certifying county-level results.
“Well Donald, I do hope you reconsider & meet me on the #debate stage. Because as the saying goes, 'If you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.'”
- MVP #KamalaHarris, #HarrisForPresident #Atlanta #Georgia
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#ChickenTrump #SayItToMyFace #WeAreNotGoingBack #Fearless #Freedom #ProsecutorVFelon #VoteBlue #Harris2024 #HarrisVideo
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Via Democracy Docket:
NEW: Federal judge upholds #Georgia's shortened deadline for voters to apply for absentee ballots, keeping the law in place for the 2024 election. Theater workers alleged that the deadline violates the Voting Rights Act.
Via Stephen Fowler:
NEW: The #Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials is asking the Georgia State Election Board to stop making rule changes so close to the November election, after county officials expressed concern about several unpopular recent changes.
NEW: An association of over 500 #Georgia election workers is asking the State Election Board to stop passing last-minute rules affecting election administration, following the board passing multiple rules changing the certification process. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/georgia-election-officials-ask-state-board-to-stop-making-last-minute-rule-changes/
I simply cannot get enough of this story (“ #JDVance buys donuts in Holt’s Sweet Shop in Valdosta #Georgia”) #Weird
Via Conor Rogers:
This is possibly the worst advance work I’ve ever seen
- staff wasn’t briefed and doesn’t know who he is
- staff declines to be seen on camera
- principal (JD) doesn’t know how or what to order
- dead silence between stilted questions
- no supporters included for filler
A new #Georgia #election rule violates the #law, experts say, because it asserts that county officials have the discretion to delay election certification — even though more than a century of state case law and judicial #history says otherwise.
#News #Government #Politics #GOP #election2024 #2024Election #Voting #Democracy
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-election-rule-violates-state-law-experts-say
Another day, another…
UPDATE: Suspect in custody, reports of "casualties" at #Georgia high school
#shooting #GunViolence
Hurricane Helene is one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, and has devastated areas of Georgia and the Carolinas too. Garden & Gun has created this list of local and regional organizations that are providing help, with details on how to donate.
#HurricaneHelene #Florida #Georgia #NorthCarolina #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange
Via Cameron Joseph:
I sat down with GOP #Georgia Sec of State Raffensperger, who is very unhappy about the chaotic last-minute rules from the Georgia State Election Board. He predicts they'll be struck down in court.
"Everything that they’re doing is destroying voter confidence."
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/0926/brad-raffensperger-georgia-election-board
“#Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In #Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.
At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.”
— ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death
“#Trump has taken a significant hit among Hispanic voters in two key swing states...
The research, conducted by TelevisaUnivision between September 12 and 19, shows Republican candidate Trump's support among Hispanic voters in #Arizona and #Georgia has declined, while support for Vice President Kamala #Harris has grown in both states.
Harris is holding a 34-point lead over Trump among Hispanic voters in Arizona, where these voters make up 25% of electorate”
https://www.newsweek.com/arizona-georgia-polling-hispanic-voters-trump-harris-1960291
Via Katie Phang:
NEW:
“Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney issued an order Monday that said #abortions must be regulated as they were before #Georgia’s 2019 law took effect in July 2022 — meaning the procedure is again allowed up until about 22 weeks of pregnancy.”
Network of #Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result
“Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal a behind-the-scenes network of county election officials throughout Georgia coordinating on policy and messaging to both call the results of November’s election into question before a single vote is cast, and push rules and procedures favored by the election denial movement.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/18/trump-election-georgia?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Candi Miller would have turned 43 today.
Under Georgia’s abortion ban, Candi avoided doctors, deciding to navigate an abortion alone. Her death is the second preventable abortion-related death ProPublica has found.
#News #Abortion #Georgia #AbortionBan #USNews #Pregnancy #Health #Healthcare #Government #Politics
Heads up #Georgia
Via Atlanta-Fulton County EMA:
We are investigating the numerous reports of a haze and strong chemical smell across #FultonCounty.
..will pass along any and all info we receive. If you have concerns, STAY INSIDE, CLOSE windows/doors, TURN OFF A/C & other ventilation syst
We believe it's related to BioLab fire, but why we are seeing the change in conditions is what we are attempting to figure out, and are awaiting information from Georgia EPD & EPA
6:33 AM · Sep 30, 2024
#Georgia Judge Lifts Six-Week #Abortion Ban After Deaths of Two Women Who Couldn’t Access Care
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Abortion clinics rushed to provide care after a judge rejected the state’s ban, an order that could soon be paused by a higher court. It’s only the latest development since ProPublica reported the deaths of Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller.
#News #Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #PlannedParenthood #WomensHealth #Law #Government #Politics #KamalaHarris #Doctors #Hospital
Via Kyle Griffin:
The Gateway Pundit, the far-right news site that repeatedly published bogus stories claiming that the 2020 election was stolen, has settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the two #Georgia election workers whom the site falsely reported had tampered with the election results in their state. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/10/gateway-pundit-defamation-ruby-freeman/
👉🏼 A judge in #Georgia has paused a new rule from the Georgia State Election Board that would have required officials to hand count the number of ballots cast at each polling place.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/15/politics/georgia-hand-count-ballots-judge-paused?cid=ios_app
👏🏼”Michelle Obama is headlining a get-out-the-vote rally in #Georgia just days ahead of the presidential election.
The former first lady and founder of When We All Vote, a voter engagement and mobilization initiative, will headline the nonpartisan organization’s rally on October 29 in Atlanta.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4936061-michelle-obama-georgia-voter-rally/
Wow! Via Kyle Griffin:
After two days of early voting in #Georgia, more than half a million people have already voted, according to data from the secretary of state's office.
At the end of the day Wednesday, 269,696 votes had been cast.
In total, more than 581,000 in-person early votes have been cast. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/georgia-sees-2nd-day-record-early-voting-turnout/story?id=114872965
NEW: #Georgia judge rejects the RNC's request to require Fulton County to hire additional Republican poll workers for Election Day. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/rnc-lawsuit-accuses-fulton-county-of-not-hiring-enough-republican-poll-workers/
👏🏻Wow!
Via Kyle Griffin:
More than 4 million Georgians voted early — a record level of turnout that's more than 55% of the total number of registered voters in the state.
As of Saturday morning, 92 #Georgia counties have exceeded 50% turnout.
#Georgia officials have dismissed all members of the state's Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is charged with investigating deaths of #pregnant women, in response to ProPublica's reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller.
#Abortion #Pregnancy #Women #Mothers #Families #RoeVWade #Health #HealthCare
