Two years ago the state legislature set July of 2026 as the deadline to completely get rid of using QR codes to count votes in state elections. Fast forward to this year’s session and… nothing to that end has been done. Multiple elections bills were debated this year, but they all died on Sine Die, so now lawmakers, elections officials and voters themselves are left scratching their heads as campaign season swings into full gear. Could we see a special session? Could the courts decide? Could the state swap to its backup plan of hand-marked paper ballots? However it plays out, Georgians’ faith in our elections systems coming out of the session is SINKING…
Atlanta, Fulton Co. square off in tax fight
The City of Atlanta has long used tax allocation districts (TADs) as an economic development tool, leveraging property tax increases to pay for local infrastructure projects. But the Fulton County Commission has slammed on the brakes, voting 4-1 to reject a proposed 30-year extension of Atlanta’s TADs. That sets up a major budgetary clash, as the Fulton TADs would be expected to generate over a billion dollars over that period. Now the county will vote on TADs on a case by case basis, with stricter oversight and enforcement, leaving Atlanta’s money faucet DRIFTING…
