State Sen. Max Burns and state House Republicans are pushing legislation to implement an electronic voting system that preserves the unauditable touch screen. This runs counter to other Republicans and Democrats who advocate for hand-marked ballots that are scanned, with audits performed on the scanner tallies for verification. Given this division, why rush to consider a new voting system now? Are proponents trying to ram through sweetheart legislation favoring some electronic vendor? And what will they do about removing the unreadable QR code? DRIFTING…
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…
