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Elections

Error: voter registration not found

Today is the last day to register to vote. One in ten voters had their voter registration cancelled last year, with no notice. One in ten. How do you know if you are still registered? What do you do if your voter registration HAS been cancelled? Even if you think you are registered to vote, even if you voted in the past year, even if there’s no way it could have happened to you: double

Brian Kemp

Ga. House Minority Leader to fight law that silences voters

Ga. House Minority Leader Bob Trammell is fighting for our right to vote. As of last year 1.3 million Ga. voters have been declared “inactive” and thus have lost their right to vote under current Ga. law. But Trammell is fighting to remove this law and protect Georgians’ right to vote. The so-called “no-contact” provision allows Sec. of State Brian Kemp to strip voters of their right to vote by declaring them “inactive” and cancelling

Elections

Today is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the Nov. 7 special elections

Today, Tuesday, Oct. 10, is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 7 special elections, in which several Georgia legislative seats will be up for grabs. If you aren’t registered to vote, register right now. If you’ve changed addresses or moved recently, make sure you are registered to vote in your current district.   If you’re disgusted by Trump continually failing our country, this is your chance to fight back. These elections

Congressional District 6

Georgia’s voter registration deadline likely illegal

The voter registration deadline to register for the Congressional District 6 Special Election was February 21st. Although federal law states the registration deadline cannot be set more than 30 days before any election, according to Georgia law, anyone who has not already registered will not be allowed to between now and the runoff election. In an interview with NPR, Francys Johnson, head of the Georgia NAACP, accuses Brian Kemp of using his office “to secure

Podcast Ep. 16: Muslim vote in GA

Today on the podcast, Louis is talking to Jibran Shermohammed, who is doing some voter registration work in the Muslim community in Georgia. He found that registering immigrants isn’t as much of an issue as immigrants simply not knowing how to vote. In addition to getting more people registered, Jibran is working to help teach people how to exercise theirs rights and vote in this election. You can Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on iTunes, and be

Economy

Is Trump’s rhetoric fueling Latino voter surge in Ga.?

Are Latinos the next major voting bloc in Georgia? Thanks to Donald Trump, they might be. A front-page story in today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution highlights the surge of new Latino voter registrations in the last few months. According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, there was an increase of 20{21a0f2e682527d5e15328a793158bcc0a9b8955c1b60e5cb556db3e7991c3fc5} in registration rates among Latinos between October and April alone. And with the tone of the presidential race this year, it’s not hard to guess