The Republican and Democratic Party primary elections are May 24 and early voting is continuing. This is a critical election for both parties— especially the Republicans who have a contentious gubernatorial primary. Democrats also have two major contested primaries in U.S. congressional districts they hold.
Furthermore, remember that along with state legislative and local government primaries in many areas of the Peach State are also non-partisan local judicial elections on all ballots. Of special note is that the seats of three state Supreme Court justices are expiring and must be filled on May 24th.
Chuck Eaton is one of the judges on the May 24th ballot
Study the candidates. We’ve heard it said that electing the best local and statewide judges can be more critical to your everyday life— and Georgia’s quality of life— than the top partisan races. After all, consider their impact by asking any of the 236,000 people booked into Georgia jails annually.
Many cases of statewide and even national importance are often tried in Georgia’s most populous county Fulton, where the state’s capital is located. In Fulton there are two Superior Court races that feature a contrast of judicial philosophies. In one race, incumbent Chuck Eaton faces a left-of-center challenger. Another judge, Paige Whitaker, faces a similar opponent. Both incumbents are on the board of advisors of the Atlanta chapter of the Federalist Society, which adheres to “textualism” –a strict interpretation of the state and federal Constitutions. Their opponents identify as liberal “progressives” who take a more expansive view of the law.
You can download a copy of the ballot online from the Georgia Secretary of State website and get a list of early voting polling places and times.
