
Mark Niesse
Reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter covering voting rights and Georgia government. [email protected].
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2 weeks ago |
ajc.com | Mark Niesse
The Georgia House let an elections overhaul bill die Friday night, failing to take a vote on proposals that would have withdrawn the state from a voter registration accuracy organization and banned absentee ballot drop-off the weekend before Election Day. The bill’s defeat marks the first year since Donald Trump’s narrow loss in 2020 that Georgia Republicans haven’t changed state election laws.
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2 weeks ago |
ajc.com | Maya T. Prabhu |Michelle Baruchman |Adam Beam |Mark Niesse
Georgia lawmakers pushed through a $38 billion state budget and Gov. Brian Kemp signed a “religious liberty” bill into law Friday, a crush of last-day action before the General Assembly adjourned. Many more bills — from a ban on school speed cameras to an overhaul to election laws — awaited their fate as legislators planned a series of votes expected to last late into the night.
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2 weeks ago |
ajc.com | David Wickert |Mark Niesse
State legislators and the police could shield more of their work from the public under a surprise last-minute proposal which emerged in the General Assembly. UnderSenate Bill 12, legislators could keep secrettheir communications with state agencies. The billalso could make it harder to get basic information from police incident reports and the comings and goings of public employees from government office buildings.
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3 weeks ago |
swoknews.com | David Wickert |Mark Niesse
ATLANTA — State legislators and the police could shield more of their work from the public under a surprise last-minute proposal which emerged in the General Assembly. Under Senate Bill 12, legislators could keep secret their communications with state agencies. kAm%96 3:== 2=D@ 4@F=5 >2<6 :E 92C56C E@ 86E 32D:4 :?7@C>2E:@?
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3 weeks ago |
gazettextra.com | Mark Niesse |David Wickert
ATLANTA - A federal judge has dismissed an epic court case challenging Georgia's touchscreen voting system, ending the seven-year lawsuit that uncovered election security vulnerabilities and a breach in Coffee County. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg closed the case Monday but cited "substantial concerns" about Georgia's voting technology, which uses touchscreens to print paper ballots. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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