by Astrid Weinberg | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
Partisan rancor over voting methods threatens the American public’s trust in the legitimacy of elections. Ballot drop boxes, a campaign issue in Georgia’s Republican primary elections for the position of Lieutenant Governor, are the latest target for concerns of...
by Humayra Bramblett | Oct 14, 2021 | University of Georgia
By Humayra Bramblett When defining democracy, the right to vote can be considered one of its key features. Yet in the past decade, the right to vote has become a privilege rather than an inherent citizen’s right, leaving some with the ability to vote at ease and...
by Andrew R | Apr 5, 2021 | Rollins College
On March 25th, The Washington Post published an article titled “Georgia governor signs into law sweeping voting bill that curtails the use of drop boxes and imposes new ID requirements for mail voting”. The article sums up the many new reforms to voting procedures for...
by Steven Davis | Mar 26, 2021 | Georgia State University
Around the world, we are seeing a new trend of democratic erosion spring up, especially in the United States. In the 2018 Georgia race for Governor, we saw two versions of Georgia pitted against each other as reported by the New York Times. On the Democratic Party...
by Ozlem Ozturk | Jan 15, 2021 | Koç University
Thirty years after independence from the Soviet Union, the political landscape in Georgia is more polarized than ever. Currently, the major rift takes place between the ruling Georgian Dream Party (GD) and the main opposition party, United National Movement (UNM). The...
