2020 General Election Statement Issued by Georgia Legislative Black Caucus

The following statement was provided by State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), today in regards the general election held on November 3, 2020: “This has been a challenging year for Georgians and many throughout the United States. COVID-19 has forever changed the fabric of our lives and

SOS Raffensperger Will Not Resign

From Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: “Earlier today Senators Loeffler and Perdue called for my resignation. Let me start by saying that is not going to happen. The voters of Georgia hired me, and the voters will be the one to fire me. As Secretary of State, I’ll continue to fight every day to ensure

Georgia State House Republican Caucus Re-Elects Officers

We got a press release from the Georgia House press office regarding election results from today’s House Republican Caucus meeting. The Caucus re-elected its officers in key leadership positions and nominated Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) to their respective positions. You may remember that Rep. David Clark (R-Buford) was

Sens. Perdue and Loeffler Foolishly Call on Secretary of State Raffensperger to Resign

In a rash decision that goes against all reasoning and showing a lack of understanding of Georgia elections, Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have called upon Secretary of State Raffensperger to resign: “The management of Georgia elections has become an embarrassment for our state. Georgians are outraged, and rightly so. We have been clear

Morning Reads for Friday, November 6, 2020

What What? Zack Morris is Governor of California?  It’s all in the sauce. Who had huge invasive jellyfish on their 2020 bingo card?  Take us to your leader.  Please.  Now. Forget “Depression Era blah blah blah.” Chicken and dumplings were once considered fancy vittles. A little humor… Life tip: Don’t try to cook chicken, with

Two Ideas for Georgia Elections

I have been volunteering for elections in Bulloch County for the last 12 years, chiefly in the area of absentee ballots. I am definitely not an expert and I continue to learn at each election, but there are a couple of items that stuck out to me in this year’s general election: The rule to

Believe In The Resiliency Of America

The race for President of the United States could break either for President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden as I write this. Maybe we will know who will be sworn into office on January 20, 2021 later today or later this week, but life will go on. Sure, one political party will