On December 14, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced that he had appointed sixteen members to his new Elections Advisory Council. Among them are Georgia’s only independent state legislator, Representative Rusty Kidd, and Professor David Shock, the Secretary of the state Libertarian Party. The council will make recommendations that improve the election laws. It will conduct meetings across the state to receive input from the public, and will meet multiple times. Its recommendations will be introduced in the legislature in 2012.
The other members of the Council are the Secretary of State himself, two State Senators, one other Representative, the general counsels to each of the two major parties, and eight county and city officials, including some election administrators. Thanks to Bludgeon and Skewer for this news.
Well, who knows, just maybe these two might have some influence on the wording of some favorable legislation, but I’m not holding my breath. The Committee is still dominated by Democrats and Republicans, and both parties are opposed to making the ballot access to all a fundamental right.
Again, a 21st century civil rights movement for equal ballot access is the only answer. But most 3rd partisans and Independents would rather “bitch” than get off their duffs and fight.
Where is that Model Election LAW ???
How many zillion times does it take to re-invent the election law wheel ???
Voters- PUBLIC Electors
Bureaucrats
Equipment – Ballots
EQUAL Ballot access
Voting
Vote Counting
Election Results
SOOOOOOOOOOOO super difficult in this New Age of armies of MORONS — especially in high public offices — now barely capable of detecting that 2 is more than 1.
Yes! This is good news. Maybe these two will restore some SANITY to ballot access laws.
This is a great start.
An interesting wrinkle to the new boards make up was pointed out by the hardest working single issue activist in Georgia, Garland Favorito. Senator Cecil Stanton (Warner Robbins) is a co owner of Patriot Media, operators of a small market TV station that held a series televised debates featuring republican and democrat candidates that did not include any of our 10 libertarian statewide candidates during the last election cycle. The spin was that none of our guys or gals responded but I can state with certainty the invitation was never issued. I’m hoping for some fireworks at the boards public meetings!