With early voting already underway, the Athens-Clarke County elections board voted 3-2 to switch from the state’s new electronic voting machines to hand-marked paper ballots amid allegations that ballot secrecy was being undermined. State law allows county election officials to opt for hand-marked paper ballots when using electronic voting machines becomes “impossible or impracticable.” However, the county attorney warns that using that loophole may not be legal and citizens are already divided over the surprise action, which leaves the heavily-Democratic county DRIFTING…
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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