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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/1/2008
Georgia's Secretary of State Promotes Voter Challenges and Refuses to Extend Early Voting Hours
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Add Georgia to the list of states where Republican officials are actively engaged in voter suppression efforts. In the midst of a record turnout for early voting in Georgia, that has led to long lines, discouraged voters and exhausted poll workers , Secretary of State Karen Handel, a ...
On the Road: Atlanta, Georgia
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/4/2008
On the Road: Atlanta, Georgia
— fivethirtyeight.com — "I got dog-tired beyond Macon and woke up Dean to resume. We got out of the car... for air and suddenly both of us were stoned with joy to realize that in the darkness all around us was fragrant green grass and the smell of fresh manure and warm waters. ... (more) On the Road: Atlanta, Georgia

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wsbtv.com - 11/4/2008
Some Georgians Suspected Of Voting Twice - Vote 2008 News Story - WSB Atlanta
— wsbtv.com — ATLANTA -- Georgia's Secretary of State has launched a full investigation and may seek criminal charges against... three Georgia men who appear to have early-voted twice. “This is extraordinarily disturbing," said Secretary of State Karen Handel. A team ... (more) Some Georgians Suspected Of Voting Twice - Vote 2008 ...

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cqpolitics.com - 11/3/2008
Close Georgia Senate Race Could End Up in a Runoff
— cqpolitics.com — CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS Nov. 1, 2008 – 2:58 p.m. Close Georgia Senate Race Could End Up... in a Runoff By Rachel Kapochunas, CQ Staff Although Georgia’s 7 p.m. poll closing time Tuesday will be one of the earliest in the nation, the state’s suddenly ... (more) Close Georgia Senate Race Could End Up in a Runoff

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The BRAD BLOG:  'Daily Voting News' For November 01, 2008 – Evening Edition

The Reaction:  Constitutional protections under fire in this election, or not?

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'Daily Voting News' For November 01, 2008 – Evening Edition
The BRAD BLOG — ... nears, some worry how Broward County's understaffed elections department will fare. http://www.miamiherald.c...lorida/story/750989.html GA: Lawyers across state plan to keep their eyes on voting procedures U.S. attorney, FBI will be on lookout for fraud, abuses http://www.ajc.com/metro.../11/02/lawyers_1102.html GA: Georgia's Secretary of State Promotes Voter Challenges and Refuses to Extend Early Voting Hours http://tpmmuckraker.talk...ecretary_of_state_pr.php GA: ...

Constitutional protections under fire in this election, or not?
The Reaction — ... United States Constitution powerful enough to be a bulwark against the threats of its internal enemies? TPM Muckraker published (10/31/08) the Department of Justice's list of counties where DOJ election monitors will be deployed, adding that it "looks on the level." This sounds good. Five counties in Texas will be involved. Other TPM Muckraker related election stories do not sound so good: News that the state of Georgia may be trying to suppress voters by refusing to extend voting hours Colorado continued to ...

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While Florida Extends Voting Hours, Georgia Refuses to Follow Suit
dailykos.com 10/29/2008 — As kos noted yesterday , Florida Governor Charlie Crist extended voting hours in that state, citing huge early voting lines and waits of up to five or six hours in some areas.   But in neighboring Georgia, Secretary of State Karen Handel is ...
GA Secretary of State Calls Dems. Calls for Extended Hours on Early Voting "Grandstanding" — TPMMuckraker
We told you yesterday about the Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel's refusal to extend early voting hours after record turnout across the state. Handel claimed her hands were tied because of Department of Justice rules which require Georgia to received DOJ approval before any changes are ...
And the 2008 Katherine Harris Award goes to... — Daily Kos
... drumroll please ... Karen Handel , Georgia's Secretary of State, for her brilliant performance of psuedo-objectivity mixed with a Fox Newsian flair! Yesterday , we discussed how, even though some Georgia voters were forced to wait four to eight hours to vote early, Handel refused to ...
Federal Court Orders Georgia Officials to Retreat On 'Flagging' Voters — ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society
A federal appeals court ordered the Georgia Secretary of State to contact scores of voters to inform them that they are indeed eligible to vote. The order from a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rapped the Secretary of State Karen Handel for implementing a voter ...