News & Commentary

A proposal by the Irwin County Board of Elections and Registration would eliminate two much-needed polling places in the county.

While searching for a new apartment in Atlanta recently, I was alarmed and stressed out by some of the information I was asked to provide. Most frightening was having to let these companies use scans of my face when I had no idea what they were going to do with the information.

ACLU of Ga. Philanthropy Officer Nicole Berman remembers sitting on her couch and crying last year when the Dobbs ruling came out. She was filled with a visceral fear and despair, for all Americans who just lost bodily autonomy.

As the Civil Rights Movement demanded a free and just society that Black Americans could take part in, bail funds were essential to fight back against government oppression.

Rules in the law hit people with disabilities particularly hard because of their reliance on absentee voting. 

Ally Seif Ramadhani wanted to make life better for youth in Tanzania growing up amid political strife and environmental degradation. He left his country to learn how, joining the ACLU of Georgia for a fellowship. Now, Ally is empowering school-aged Tanzanians to bring about positive change.

On May 5, Governor Brian Kemp used his veto pen to eliminate $550,000 in state funding that had been appropriated for new voter check in machines designed to lower wait times.

ACLU of Georgia Policy Counsel Ben Lynde was quoted in a revealing investigative report published this weekend by The Intercept that shows the Georgia Army National Guard plans to combine two deeply controversial practices to persuade teens to enlist.

In addition to the steadfast work of the ACLU of Georgia’s Policy and Advocacy team, we rely on volunteers to be our eyes and ears during the state legislative session every year.