ATLANTA – State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), chairman of the House Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding Speaker David Ralston’s (R-Blue Ridge) call for the House Governmental Affairs Committee to investigate irregularities in the primary election in Georgia:
Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Issues Statement on Voting Challenges Across State
ATLANTA – State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), today issued the following statement in response to various challenges Georgia voters have faced as they cast ballots for the state, presidential and general primary election:
Rep. Vernon Jones to Introduce Hate Crime Amendment to Include Political Ideology and Party Affiliation Discrimination
ATLANTA – State Representative Vernon Jones (D-Lithonia) today announced that he will introduce the Jones Amendment when the 2020 legislative session resumes that will accompany other hate crime legislation to make it punishable by law to commit a crime based on a person’s political party affiliation or ideology. The Jones Amendment will be modeled after legislation that Rep. Jones previously introduced, House Bill 1120, before the 2020 legislative session was suspended due to COVID-19. Continue reading “Rep. Vernon Jones to Introduce Hate Crime Amendment to Include Political Ideology and Party Affiliation Discrimination”
Speaker Ralston Calls for Investigation into Primary Election Irregularities
ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has directed Chairman Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire) and the House Governmental Affairs Committee to investigate irregularities in today’s primary election across Georgia, particularly in Fulton County. Continue reading “Speaker Ralston Calls for Investigation into Primary Election Irregularities”
Georgia Legislators Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Citizen’s Arrest Law, to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow
ATLANTA – State Representatives Carl Gilliard (D- Garden City), Roger Bruce (D-Atlanta), Don Hogan (R-St. Simon’s Island), William Boddie (D-East Point) and Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) today announced their plans to introduce legislation which would repeal Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law. The legislators will also hold a press conference to discuss the proposed legislation TOMORROW, Friday, June 5, 2020, at 10 a.m. at the steps of Chatham County Courthouse (133 Montgomery Street, Savannah, GA 31401). Continue reading “Georgia Legislators Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Citizen’s Arrest Law, to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow”