Georgia election board clears county officials to delay vote certification with information demands
The Georgia State Election Board approved vote certification rules prompted by ongoing GOP distrust of Fulton County’s vote tally after the Democrat’s narrow 2020 presidential election victory that helped put President Joe Biden in the White House. After the 2020 general election, Fulton County poll workers sorted absentee ballots during a pilot audit. File/GPB The…
Right-wing GOP faction of state election board poised to pass rules affecting November vote
Former President Donald Trump expressed his support for three conservative Georgia State Election Board members during Saturday’s rally in Atlanta. The Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election has continued to asserted without evidence that his 2020 election loss was the result of foul play. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia’s State Election Board is set to…
Chair of U.S. Senate tax panel probes GOP megadonor’s travel gifts to Clarence Thomas
Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist, Virginia Thomas, while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on Oct. 21, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden urged billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow’s attorney to provide details Monday on exactly when Supreme Court Justice…
Trump’s 90-minute speech at Atlanta rally splits attacks between Harris, Georgia governor
Former President Donald Trump at an Atlanta rally. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump came to Atlanta Saturday to deliver a sharp rejoinder to Vice President Kamala Harris’ high-energy rally four days prior — and to attack popular Georgia elected Republicans. “Your Governor, (Brian) Kemp, and (Secretary of State Brad) Raffensperger, they’re doing everything…
Georgia Secretary of State says bug in new web voter portal briefly spilled personal data
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A new web portal designed to allow Georgians to cancel their voter registration has come under fire after a technical bug caused personal data to display on users’ screens. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the new site Monday with the goal of allowing Georgians to easily…
U.S. Senate fails to advance expanded child tax credit, despite broad House support
Children from the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center complete a mural celebrating the launch of the Child Tax Credit on July 14, 2021 at the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center in Washington, D.C. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Community Change WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and two independents blocked a bipartisan tax package Thursday that would have…