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Georgia’s Inactive Voter Purges: When Voter List “Election Integrity” Maintenance Becomes Voter Suppression

July 30, 2023December 30, 2023

As we reported last week, Georgia and 20 other states remove voters who may not have voted recently, but are otherwise qualified, arguing it’s done for “election integrity.” When does routine maintenance become a tool for voter suppression?

Georgia Prepares to Purge Almost 200,000 Voters from the Voter List, Applying “Use it or Lose it” Rules; 20 Other States Have Similar Laws

July 27, 2023December 30, 2023

Today we’re in Georgia, where almost 200,000 people who haven’t moved, aren’t felons, and whose voter eligibility hasn’t changed, may lose their voter registration prior to the 2024 Presidential election. The reason? They haven’t voted recently.

Gerrymandering Cases Still Percolating in Georgia, Massachusetts, Florida, Arkansas, and Utah

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Three years into the every-10-year redistricting cycle and challenges are still percolating around the country. We have short updates from Georgia, Massachusetts, Florida, Arkansas, and Utah.

Five States Have “Election Integrity Units.” Do the Results Justify the Cost?

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

Five states have implemented so-called “Election Integrity Units,” hiring criminal investigative teams in Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Georgia and Arizona. Other states are considering EIUs. It’s doubtful that the results justify the cost.

Runoff Elections Used in 10 States to Determine Party Nominees

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

Yesterday, we reported on the two states which use runoffs in their elections, including Georgia, which has a U.S Senate runoff on December 6th, and Louisiana, for local elections & three ballot measures on December 10th. But did you know that runoffs are also used to determine party nominees in some states?