Press Releases

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Dec 03, 2022

Press Release: Cobb County Extends Deadline Of Receipt For Voters Who Received Late Ballots

Superior Court Agrees to Extend Receipt Deadline For Certain Voters in Litigation Over Delayed Absentee Ballots
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Nov 23, 2022

Press Release: Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban To Again Take Effect

The Georgia Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of a lower court’s injunction today, allowing a six-week abortion ban to take effect once again while the state’s appeal continues.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Nov 18, 2022

Press Statement: ACLU Of Georgia Says All Counties Should Add Option Of Saturday, November 26 For Early Voting

Today, the Superior Court of Fulton County ruled that Georgia counties are permitted to hold early voting on Saturday, November 26, 2022.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Nov 18, 2022

Press Statement: The ACLU Of Georgia Implores Counties To Expand Early Voting

College Students Will Once Again Be Able to Vote Early on Atlanta Campuses
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Nov 17, 2022

Press Release: Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief In Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Limits On Early Voting

Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU of Georgia) filed an amicus brief in the Georgia state court lawsuit challenging the Georgia Secretary of State Office’s “official election bulletin”.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Nov 15, 2022

Press Release: Georgia State Court Blocks Unconstitutional Six-Week Abortion Ban

The Superior Court of Fulton County today struck down Georgia’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Nov 09, 2022

Press Statement: The ACLU of Georgia Continues to See the Impact of S.B. 202 on Elections in Georgia 

Throughout Midterm Election voting, the priority of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU of Georgia) has been the preservation of our democracy.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Nov 07, 2022

Press Release: Georgia Court Grants Immediate Relief For Cobb County Absentee Voters

The Cobb County Superior Court issued an emergency ruling today to ensure that hundreds of Cobb County voters who had requested absentee ballots – but not yet received them – can still vote.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights