After a little-known state law prevented Georgia counties from holding Saturday early-voting the weekend before the start of official early voting, elections officials in Chatham County in south Georgia say they will open the polls that Sunday instead. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and other left-leaning groups are suing the Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office over the Saturday ban, arguing that the law prohibiting Saturday voting directly after a state holiday doesn’t apply to runoff elections. Raffensperger fired back, accusing Warnock of “muddying the water and pressuring counties to ignore Georgia law.” More elections drama and lawsuits have Georgia voters DRIFTING…
Ga. Supreme Court’s controversial decision
The recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to no longer hear (most) murder appeals has led to criticism and debate, particularly from the state Court of Appeals, which will now handle those cases. Court of Appeals judges say their staffs are already stretched thin, and that such a move would require the legislature to significanltly increase funding and staffing within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center. The move leaves Georgia’s court system DRIFTING…
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