On April 27, the Georgia Secretary of State’s new Elections Advisory Council held a public meeting in the State Capitol in Atlanta, to hear complaints or suggestions from members of the public for improving Georgia election laws. Several Georgians complained about Georgia’s ballot access laws, including Faye Coffield and Ray Boyd (who are both independents), Jack Aiken of the Libertarian Party, and Al Herman, Nan Garret, Adam Shapiro, and John Fortune from the Green Party. Also, Georgia Representative Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, who is not a member of the Council, testified that the ballot access laws are too strict.
Several of the members of the Council then said that they are concerned about the ballot access laws being too harsh. Nineteen members of the public made statements about one issue or another. There were comments for and against electronic vote-counting machines, and in favor of Instant Runoff Voting. UPDATE: here is a newspaper story about the hearing.
How about P.R. and App.V. ???
NO primaries are needed or wanted.
While the focus of our testimony was about the ballot access barriers, you will find the Green Party’s support for proportional representation mentioned in our written testimony published at:
http://georgiagreenparty.org/QDC/Actions/Green_Party_Comments_Ga_Election_Advisory_Council_20110427
I understand that Al Herman, our 2002 Congressional candidate in the 6th who currently serves as our state Party Treasurer also mentioned PR in his oral comments.
— Hugh Esco, Secretary
Georgia Green Party
What century before all the minor parties and independents demand EQUAL ballot access laws, P.R. and App.V. ???
The other stuff is a sideshow distraction.
Stephanie Stuckey Benfield should introduce a ballot access bill.
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