Election 2024 Archives - Page 4 of 4

AGs to Mayorkas: Protect the upcoming elections

October 15, 2024 Community News

A coalition of 16 attorneys general is urging the head of the Department of Homeland Security to protect the upcoming elections by verifying the immigration status of any registered voter upon request.

Georgia Judge rules vote certification is mandatory

October 15, 2024 Community News

A Fulton County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that vote certification is mandatory, and election officials cannot delay or deny the process.

Despite service issues, the post office is key to voter list maintenance in Georgia

October 14, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Georgia elections officials rely heavily on the unreliable post office to ensure “clean” voter rolls, which they contend are “the cleanest voter rolls of any state in the country.”

Lawsuit: Extend Georgia’s voter registration deadline

October 8, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to extend the voter registration deadline as Georgians deal with the impact of Hurricane Helene.

Raffensperger: Georgians should be confident in state’s elections

September 20, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Georgians should be confident in their elections, particularly after reforms passed after the 2020 election.

Georgia Secretary of State’s Office looking into apparent voter cancellation requests

September 19, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has blamed the United States Postal Service for a letter that some Georgia voters, including at least one in DeKalb County, received that appears to be a voter cancellation request.

Georgians, voters in other states to cast ballots in a divided country

September 2, 2024 Todd DeFeo

In a divided country where emotions are running high, voters in Georgia and elsewhere will soon take to the polls.

Trump, Biden secure 2024 Republican, Democratic nominations

March 13, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Former President Donald J. Trump has secured enough delegates to be the Republican Party Nominee for 2024 after winning several states, including Georgia.

Oliver sees 2024 as an opportunity for Libertarians to break out

May 30, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Last year, Libertarian Chase Oliver forced Georgia’s U.S. Senate race — in which Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker — into a runoff.