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Nov 26 9 tweets 6 min read
A long line of Saturday voters in Athens gathers before the UGA-Tech game #gapol #gasen
The scene in Muscogee County earlier today #gapol #gasen Image
Sunday voting is popular, too. The scene this morning in north DeKalb County, a formerly GOP-leaning area that flipped during the Trump presidency #gapol #gasen Image
The line today to vote in Kirkwood, a heavily-Democratic neighborhood east of downtown Atlanta #gapol #gasen Image
There are wait times of more than two hours today at some polling sites in Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that is also the state’s most populous county. Other sites in the county have just brief wait times. #gapol #gasen Image

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Nov 27
Gov. Kemp makes an argument that Herschel Walker has struggled to land: That the Inflation Reduction Act that Warnock supported “is hurting” the enormous Hyundai EV plant that’s under construction now near Savannah. #gapol #gasen
Kemp’s referring to a provision that requires all EVs to undergo final assembly in North America to qualify for lucrative incentives. Since Hyundai’s factory won’t be operational until 2025, the automaker’s customers could lose out on the break. #gasen ajc.com/politics/polit…
Walker, meanwhile, has panned the EV industry and promoted “gas guzzling” cars as he rails against federal efforts to curb climate change. #gapol #gasen
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Nov 15
A Fulton County judge has overturned Georgia's ban on abortion that begins when a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, which is as early as six weeks. Here's the ruling: #gapol documentcloud.org/documents/2330…
Judge McBurney wrote that the restrictions were "plainly unconstitutional when drafted, voted upon and enacted" when lawmakers adopted them in 2019, so they can't be enforced now. No immediate comment from Kemp's office. #gapol
The AG's office plans to pursue an immediate appeal but for now Georgia is enjoined from "seeking to enforce in any manner the post-heartbeat ban on abortion procedures in Georgia because there is no legal basis for them to do that which is not the law of this state." #gapol
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Nov 14
House Majority Leader Jon Burns has been elected speaker. #gapol Image
Some immediate reaction: “Speaker-elect Burns will imprint his own style on the office, but my sense is there will also be some continuity in how the House conducts business,” says Democratic @RepScottHolcomb. Another D put it another way: #gapol Image
From the great @photobgray: #gapol Image
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Nov 14
Before Georgia House Republicans vote on a new speaker and other leaders, they welcomed the newest members of the caucus #gapol Image
Rep. Will Wade nominates House Majority Leader Jon Burns – a staunch ally of current Speaker David Ralston – and tailors his pitch to new legislators.
“For the next step, for the future of our caucus and the future of our state House, that wise leader is Jon Burns.” #gapol Image
Rep. Sam Watson, chair of the House Rural Caucus, says Rep. Barry Fleming’s role engineering Georgia’s election law positions him to be next speaker. “We made it easier to vote, harder to cheat.” #gapol Image
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Nov 13
Democrats clinch control of Senate; Georgia runoff not as pivotal in U.S. race #gapol #gasen ajc.com/politics/polit…
That could be favorable for Warnock, who ran slightly ahead of Walker in Tuesday’s vote. Walker has tried to frame the race as a check on President Biden’s powers while the Democrat has tried to de-emphasize the national implications. #gapol #gasen ajc.com/politics/polit…
“Republicans’ main argument for electing Herschel Walker just went up in smoke,” said a Warnock campaign spokeswoman. Just a few hours ago, Walker sent this fundraising appeal. #gapol #gasen Image
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Nov 4
Breaking: David Ralston won't seek another term as Georgia House leader. #gapol ajc.com/politics/david…
“I need to take time to address a health challenge which has arisen recently, and the House needs a Speaker who can devote the necessary time and energy to the office,” Ralston said in a statement. #gapol ajc.com/politics/david…
First elected as Speaker in 2009, he is the longest-serving state House leader in the nation. Ralston has corralled the fractious GOP caucus through some of the state’s most divisive debates and fought to maintain the chamber’s independence. #gapol ajc.com/politics/david…
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