Secretary of State Fails to Cite Legal Authority to Amend Ballot
Secretary of State Fails to Cite Legal Authority to Amend Ballot Governor Deal fails to protect ballot integrity July 19, 2012, Roswell, GA – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp has failed to cite any legal authority for his decision to add a preamble promoting the passage of a sales tax increase to the ballot
TSPLOST opponents upset about wording on ballot
WSB TV on ballot language challenge. Channel 2 Action News political analyst Bill Crane said it is clear most state leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, are pushing for the sales tax. “If you can’t win the argument on its merits you shouldn’t need to resort to tactics that are questionable to win the argument,” Crane
Language on ballot disputed as biased
Language on ballot disputed as biased by Jon Gillooly July 4, 2012 In what may be the first step toward a lawsuit, an anti-TSPLOST group recently retained high-profile Atlanta attorney Pitts Carr to challenge what the group believes is biased language that Secretary of State Brian Kemp placed on the July 31 ballot. Cobb residents
Press Release: Legal Inquiry Action Against Secretary of State Brian Kemp
Media Contact: Claire Bartlett, 404-384-3256 Transportation Leadership Coalition Initiates Legal Inquiry Against Secretary of State Brian Kemp Kemp has no legal authority to add promotional language to Georgia ballot. July 2, 2012, Roswell, GA – Today, the Transportation Leadership Coalition (TLC) took the first formal step towards litigation challenging Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp
Inquiry Looks Into a Shield for Donors in Elections
This New York Times article certainly rings true right here in Georgia. By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE Published: June 26, 2012 Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York has begun investigating contributions to tax-exempt groups that are heavily involved in political campaigns, focusing on a case involving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has been one
T-SPLOST critics consider legal action
T-SPLOST critics consider legal action By Walter C. Jones Morris News Service, June 27, 2012 ATLANTA – Opponents of raising the sales tax for transportation say they’re considering a legal challenge to Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s wording on next month’s ballot question. The Transportation Leadership Coalition, a collection of tea-party groups, argues that Kemp
TSPLOST opponents raise concerns about ballot ‘preamble’
TSPLOST opponents raise concerns about ballot ‘preamble’ Opponents of the regional transportation sales tax are raising concerns about the “preamble” placed on ballots for the July 31 primary. The actual language of the ballot question is laid out in the state law that created the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax — the Transportation
Is transportation tax ballot question unbiased?
Brian Kemp wouldn’t go on camera. Governor Deal denies his own actions.
T-SPLOST ballot language misleading
Jay Bookman T-SPLOST ballot language misleading June 22, 2012 “However, even those high stakes don’t justify the unfair description that voters will see printed on the July ballot, which claims that the proposal “provides for local transportation projects to create jobs and reduce traffic congestion with citizen oversight.” Opponents of the transportation tax, including the
