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Fulton County passes resolution that would explore legal challenges to Georgia voting law
(CNN)Fulton County officials on Wednesday passed a resolution that will allow Georgia's most populous county to explore legal challenges to the that was rushed into law last month. The Board of Commissioners passed the "Stop Voter Suppression" resolution, 4-2, on party lines.The resolution directs the Fulton County attorney to research and provide "recommendations on, any and all legal avenues to fight implementation of." It also calls for recommendations on legal methods to maintain and expand equal access to the ballot box and the polls, within the current law. The resolution is effective...…(CNN)Fulton County officials on Wednesday passed a resolution that will allow Georgia's most populous county to explore legal challenges to the that was rushed into law last month. The Board of Commissioners passed the "Stop Voter Suppression" resolution, 4-2, on party lines.The resolution directs the Fulton County attorney to research and provide "recommendations on, any and all legal avenues to fight implementation of." It also calls for recommendations on legal methods to maintain and expand equal access to the ballot box and the polls, within the current law. The resolution is effective...WW…
19 families buy nearly 97 acres of land in Georgia to create a city safe for Black people
(CNN)"Welcome to Freedom!" exclaims real estate agent Ashley Scott as she surveys the nearly 97 acres of land that she and a group of 19 Black families purchased in August."I'm hoping that it will be a thriving safe haven for people of color, for Black families in particular," Scott says.The land sits just East of Macon in rural Wilkinson County, Georgia. Scott and her friend, investor and entrepreneur Renee Walters, didn't initially plan on buying a large plot of land, but they had a vision that was clear -- to create a safe space for their Black families."Being able to create a community...…(CNN)"Welcome to Freedom!" exclaims real estate agent Ashley Scott as she surveys the nearly 97 acres of land that she and a group of 19 Black families purchased in August."I'm hoping that it will be a thriving safe haven for people of color, for Black families in particular," Scott says.The land sits just East of Macon in rural Wilkinson County, Georgia. Scott and her friend, investor and entrepreneur Renee Walters, didn't initially plan on buying a large plot of land, but they had a vision that was clear -- to create a safe space for their Black families."Being able to create a community...WW…
Georgia likely removed nearly 200k from voter rolls wrongfully, report says | CNN Politics
By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The state of Georgia has likely removed nearly 200,000 Georgia citizens from the voter rolls for wrongfully concluding that those people had moved and not changed the address on their voter registration, when in fact they never moved,The ACLU of Georgia released the report which was conducted by the Palast Investigative Fund, a nonpartisan group that focuses on data journalism, on Wednesday.For the report, Palast hired expert firms to conduct an Advanced Address List Hygiene, a method of residential address verification, to review 313,243...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The state of Georgia has likely removed nearly 200,000 Georgia citizens from the voter rolls for wrongfully concluding that those people had moved and not changed the address on their voter registration, when in fact they never moved,The ACLU of Georgia released the report which was conducted by the Palast Investigative Fund, a nonpartisan group that focuses on data journalism, on Wednesday.For the report, Palast hired expert firms to conduct an Advanced Address List Hygiene, a method of residential address verification, to review 313,243...WW…
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