Tag: Georgia House of Representatives
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Georgia House seat is the eighth to change partisan control in state legislative special elections this year
Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler won the special election for state House District 121, gaining partisan control of the seat from Republicans. According to CNN’s Ethan Cohen, President Donald Trump (R) won the district by a 12-point margin in the 2024 presidential election. Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin said, “Fresh off the resounding victories in…
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signs legislation making significant changes to state election laws
States have adopted 50 new election laws since the beginning of May. Nearly half of these bills come from Georgia, where Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has signed 24 election-related bills, including several that have garnered national attention for how they change the state's voting laws. One of these bills was SB 189, an omnibus election bill that changed several areas of…
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Georgia voters to decide on measure increasing personal property tax exemption from $7,500 to $20,000
The Georgia State Legislature passed a bill that would increase the personal property tax exemption from $7,500 to $20,000. The increase requires voter approval at the general election in Nov. 2024. The measure was introduced into the state Legislature as House Bill 808 (HB 808). On Feb. 26, 2024, the Georgia House of Representatives voted…