Changes to Georgia election rules could get state House OK as 2024 session reaches finish line
The Georgia Legislature has until Thursday, March 28 to pass election legislation for 2024. On Tuesday, the Senate approved bills intended to expand access for poll watchers, give local supervisors discretion with voting machines setup and enhance ballot security. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images The Georgia Senate on Tuesday advanced legislation that would give local supervisors more…
Transgender sports and bathroom rules targeted in waning days of Georgia 2024 legislative session
A pro-trans crowd gathers at the Georgia Capitol ahead of a Senate vote on an anti-trans bill. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Transgender Georgians and supporters gathered in downtown Atlanta Tuesday to mark the second annual transgender liberation day at the state Capitol, hours before the state Senate passed legislation on party lines banning transgender children from…
Legislature sends proposed law to governor’s desk to assure Georgia renters livable homes
Dalton Republican Rep. Kasey Carpenter sponsored a bill that create new protections for Georgia renters. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo) A proposal to increase protections for Georgia renters is now in the governor’s hands after receiving a final vote in the House Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Dalton Republican Rep. Kasey Carpenter, sailed through the…
Anglers and paddlers closely watch bill intended to make some streambeds off limits in Georgia
A bill’s sponsor says that standing on a streambed would be trespassing under his proposal if the landowner has a land grant predating 1863. Photo contributed by Flint Riverkeeper Conservationists and environmental groups are sounding the alarm over a measure that they say will unravel the protections for fishing and hunting in Georgia that were…
Georgia House panel set to vote whether to create a path for legalized online sports betting
House Higher Education Committee Chairman Chuck Martin said on Monday that he plans to have the committee take a vote on sports betting legislation prior to Sine Die on Thursday. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A Georgia House committee is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to advance online sports betting legislation to the House Rules Committee,…
Georgia lawmakers could still tinker with election rules in waning days of 2024 legislative session
Georgia legislators have one last week in March 2024 to pass bills that would change voter eligibility challenge rules, ballot security measures and the way votes are tabulated in elections. John McCosh/Georgia Record (file photo) Georgia’s lawmakers head into the final week of the 2024 legislative session with pending legislation designed to add a new…