Mark Niesse
Reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter covering voting rights and Georgia government. [email protected].
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ajc.com | Mark Niesse
A man falsely accused of voting fraud in the conspiracy film “2000 Mules” tried to hold its producers responsible Friday, asking a federal judge to rule in his favor. But the moviemakers, including conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza and the election group True the Vote, said they couldn’t defame a man whose face was blurred and who wasn’t identified by name.
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gazettextra.com | Mark Niesse
By Mark Niesse - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) HOMER, Ga. - There's a mystery in Sheriff Billy Carlton Speed's backyard. Somehow, the border between two rural Georgia counties abruptly moved behind Speed's house a few years ago, a curved line that puts his residence in Banks County, where he's the chief lawman, rather than in Franklin County, where he's not. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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dailyitem.com | Mark Niesse
HOMER, Ga. — There’s a mystery in Sheriff Billy Carlton Speed’s backyard. Somehow, the border between two rural Georgia counties abruptly moved behind Speed’s house a few years ago, a curved line that puts his residence in Banks County, where he’s the chief lawman, rather than in Franklin County, where he’s not. kAm%96 D9:7E:?8 3@F?52CJ F?=62D965 2==682E:@?D — ?@?6 AC@G65 — @7 >2AA:?8 >2?:AF=2E:@?[ 4@CCFAE:@? 2?5 7C2F5 :? E9:D 4@F?EJ :? E96 ?@CE962DE 4@C?6C @7 E96 DE2E6] z?@H?
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dailygazette.com | Mark Niesse
HOMER, Ga. — There’s a mystery in Sheriff Billy Carlton Speed’s backyard. Somehow, the border between two rural Georgia counties abruptly moved behind Speed’s house a few years ago, a curved line that puts his residence in Banks County, where he’s the chief lawman, rather than in Franklin County, where he’s not. kAm%96 D9:7E:?8 3@F?52CJ F?=62D965 2==682E:@?D — ?@?6 AC@G65 — @7 >2AA:?8 >2?:AF=2E:@?[ 4@CCFAE:@? 2?5 7C2F5 :? E9:D 4@F?EJ :? E96 ?@CE962DE 4@C?6C @7 E96 DE2E6] z?@H?
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swoknews.com | Mark Niesse
HOMER, Ga. — There’s a mystery in Sheriff Billy Carlton Speed’s backyard. Somehow, the border between two rural Georgia counties abruptly moved behind Speed’s house a few years ago, a curved line that puts his residence in Banks County, where he’s the chief lawman, rather than in Franklin County, where he’s not. kAm%96 D9:7E:?8 3@F?52CJ F?=62D965 2==682E:@?D — ?@?6 AC@G65 — @7 >2AA:?8 >2?:AF=2E:@?[ 4@CCFAE:@? 2?5 7C2F5 :? E9:D 4@F?EJ :? E96 ?@CE962DE 4@C?6C @7 E96 DE2E6] z?@H?
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The State Election Board fined a Florida lawyer $3,500 after he attempted to register to vote in Georgia's 2021 Senate runoffs and encouraged other Republicans to follow his lead. #gapol https://t.co/5gOvIqxBnf
An appellate court seemed skeptical that a district court judge considered whether True the Vote was trying to intimidate voters with mass challenges following Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. by @calebbgroves #gapol https://t.co/txshLFUXhf
Elections finally resume this month for Georgia’s powerful utility commission following three years of canceled races and a court battle over the legality of statewide voting that has elected only one Black candidate to the board. #gapol https://t.co/mhIs9lRSlh