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Kira Willis has announced her intention to run for state wide office in Georgia. Details here:
http://bludgeonandskewer.blogspot.com/
http://swgapolitics.com/index/2010/02/22/libertarian-enters-state-school-superintendent-race/

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2008 Green Party candidate for US President, Cynthia McKinney comments on the snow she encountered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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ATLANTA (February 8, 2010) – The Libertarian Party of Georgia renews its call for passage of Senate Bill 1, the Budget Act, which would require appropriators to review a quarter of the state budget every year to remove waste and ineffective programs (also know as zero-based budgeting).
This much needed legislation unanimously passed the State [...]

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Ballot Access News:
Senator David Shafer (R-Duluth) has introduced SB 359, which improves ballot access for parties that have already attained qualified status for statewide office, and also partially legalizes fusion.
The biggest change made by the bill is that it expands ballot access to all partisan office, for parties that are in the present situation of [...]

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Ballot Access News:
On January 5, Georgia held a special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 22nd district. Georgia special elections put party labels on the ballot, but parties don’t have nominees. Individuals file by paying a filing fee, but no petition is needed. Three Democrats and one Libertarian appeared on the ballot.
The results: [...]

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Johnny Edwards has an article in the Augusta Chronicle about the special election in Georgia:
On Tuesday, Augusta voters will decide which of four candidates will replace Ed Tarver as state senator for District 22, or at least pare the list down to two for a Feb. 2 runoff.
Mr. Tarver was appointed U.S. attorney for [...]

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Ian Bridgeforth, in The Examiner:
With 2010 right around the corner (literally), it is expected that all the talking heads and pundits will be zeroing in on the elections next fall. The cable networks will be buzzing about whether Republicans or Democrats will be the dominant party come November 2010. But this time, they might be [...]

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Compiled posts from The Whig blog. See also previous IPR coverage: Modern Whig Parties in Indiana, Texas profiled on The Whig blog; Modern Whig Party National Council Meeting Recap.

“Florida Whig Party” Breaks With Modern Whig Party
According to the “Florida Whig Party” site, they have decided to no longer associate with the Modern Whig Party.
First, a [...]

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In a correction, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution says a Sunday piece about the 2010 Georgia gubernatorial race “should have counted the Libertarian Party’s John Monds among the major declared candidates for the office.”

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Ballot access expert Richard Winger is quoted in a detailed story about a ballot access lawsuit in Georgia. The Georgia petition requirements, and the hurdles candidates face in getting those signatures, is an excellent example of how the system is rigged against independent and third party candidates.

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Between June 22nd and June 29th, the Supreme Court should be coming to a decision regarding the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act. Issues about Georgia and the past and present of voting rights are covered in a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution story. Richard Winger of Ballot Access News linked to that story and provided his own commentary about the Voting Rights Act and independent/third party candidates.

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Troy Davis is on death row in Georgia. There are many facts which point to his innocence. Socialist Party USA (SPUSA) is supporting Amnesty International USA’s day of action to support Troy Davis.

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Libertarian John Monds has declared his candidacy in the race for governor of Georgia.  In 2008, he received more votes than any other Libertarian in any race in the history of the party, topping one million votes and 33% in an election against a Republican for Georgia Public Service Commission.  The Liberty Papers is calling [...]

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Libertarians in Southwest Georgia invited everyone to discuss libertarian ideas and talk about the LP message. They are hoping to start a local chapter of the party in Albany.
Here’s an excerpt:
They hope to start a local chapter in Albany. One of their main topics was trying to clear up misconceptions about the Libertarian [...]

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In Georgia, the Creators’ Rights Party candidate for governor is creating quite a stir by admitting to the fact that he’s had sex with a mule, men, and a watermelon, among other things.  He has done these things even though he advocates a strongly anti-gay agenda.  Here is an excerpt from  the candidate, Neal Horsley, [...]

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