ATLANTA – House Majority Leader Jon Burns (R-Newington) today sent a second letter to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger urging a response to a December 4, 2020, letter submitted by Leader Burns and more than 100 current and newly-elected House members. Leader Burns, along with the vast majority of the Georgia House Republican Caucus, requested improvements to the absentee ballot application and envelope signature verification process and that the Secretary of State seek out additional staffing options to provide more support and oversight for Georgia’s upcoming election on January 5, 2021.
Speaker Ralston Calls for Election of the Secretary of State by the Georgia General Assembly
ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today proposed that the Constitution of Georgia be amended to empower the Georgia General Assembly to elect the Secretary of State.
Reps. David Knight, Karen Mathiak Call for Attorney General to Investigate Spalding County Board of Elections and Registration
ATLANTA – State Representatives David Knight (R-Griffin) and Karen Mathiak (R-Griffin), who are members of the Spalding County Legislative Delegation, today submitted a letter to Attorney General Christopher Carr to request an investigation into the official conduct of the Spalding County Board of Elections and Registration (Spalding County BOE).
GHDC COVID-19 Subcommittee Issues Statement on Risk of Community Spread at Legislative Events
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 today issued the following statement regarding the potential risk of spreading COVID-19 at in-person legislative events:
MARTOC Committee to Hold Virtual Meeting
ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee (MARTOC), chaired by State Representative Deborah Silcox (R-Sandy Springs), will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at 11 a.m.via Zoom. To view a live stream of the meeting, please click here.
The meeting will include the 2020 MARTA Report, as well as a management audit.