Tag Archives: Brian Kemp

DOJ gives clearance for voter verification procedures

The Department of Justice gives Voting Rights Act clearance to Georgia's program for verifying the citizenship of voters . . .
Tags: Brian Kemp , citizenship verification , federal pre-clearance , voter verification , Voting Rights Act

It’s official: Deal defeated Handel

Secretary of State Brian Kemp certified the results of last week's runoff elections, including the close GOP primary for governor involving Nathan Deal and Karen Handel . . .
Tags: Brian Kemp , Daniel Stout , karen handel , Nathan Deal

Independent candidates flame out

All but one of the people who tried to qualify as independent candidates for legislative races have been rejected for not collecting the required number of voter signatures . . .
Tags: Brian Kemp , independent candidates , Rusty Kidd

Coleman will ask for recount in labor race

Terry Coleman said he will file for a recount in the Democratic primary for labor commissioner, where an investigation of absentee ballots is ongoing in Brooks County . . .
Tags: Brian Kemp , Brooks County , Darryl Hicks , Democratic primary , labor commissioner , Terry Coleman

Kemp certifies election results, Hicks defeats Coleman

Secretary of State Brian Kemp certifies the primary election results, including a questionable Democratic primary race for labor commissioner . . .
Tags: Brian Kemp , Brooks County , Darry Hicks , Democratic primary , labor commissioner , Terry Coleman

Political Notes – Potshots and mudflings in Sunday debates

Rounding up the Sunday debates in three different races; endorsements are rolling out with one week to go before the July 20 primaries; Tom Tancredo boosts Nathan Deal; . . .
Tags: Austin Scott , Bill Clinton , Brian Kemp , Darryl Hicks , dubose porter , Ken Hodges , Mark Butler , Mel Everson , Preston Smith , Rob Teilhet , Sam Olens , Terry Coleman , thurbert baker

Political Notes: All Arizona, all the time

Handel reminds GOP voters that she's a fave of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer; ACLU intervenes against Secretary of State Brian Kemp in a voting rights lawsuit; a new president at GAE, just in time for the election season . . .
Tags: aclu , Brian Kemp , Elena Kagan , Eric Johnson , GAE , Jim Lientz , Johnny Isakson , karen handel , Ken Hodges , Voting rights

What part of 'no' don't you understand?

The U.S. Justice Department told Georgia election officials this week that their program for verifying the citizenship of voters has been rejected because it violates the Voting Rights Act. You would think that our state’s officials would have gotten the message by now — this is at least the third time in nine months that [...]
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