Elections
Part of the vital role of journalism is covering elections. In-depth reporting, issue and campaign coverage, and visual storytelling — along with live election broadcasts — date back to 2012 for Northeast Georgia.
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May- 2022 -4 May
New Districts, New Elections: Candidates Look to Primary Election Following Redistricting
Georgia is officially back in election season. The advertisements are just beginning to ramp up as Georgia embraces federal, state, and local elections. To make this election year even more interesting, Georgia’s congressional districts have been redrawn. This will be the first election voting in these new boundaries. The thing…
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Jan- 2022 -18 January
A New Era: Number of Female Politicians Grows in Athens
In 2021, women across the country have changed history by winning seats in elected office on various levels for the first time in history. A progressive pocket in Northeast Georgia, Clarke County, has been leading this charge for the last several years and continues to do so. Currently, the county…
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3 January
‘Queer People Shake $#*! Up’: LGBTQ Representation in Government and the Driving Force Behind It
The LGBTQ Victory Fund, founded in 1991, is the only national organization dedicated to electing openly LGBTQ people to all levels of government in an effort to “achieve and sustain equality.” The Victory Fund provides campaign, communications and fundraising support to LGBTQ candidates nationwide, while its sister organization, the LGBTQ…
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May- 2021 -17 May
Closer Than We Think: Political Extremism Reinforces Partisan Divisions
Extremism in our partisan groups is continually dividing America’s public. Differences in political affiliations and general ideologies are driving a wedge between voters and leaving out the middle-of-the-road voter, but we may not be as divided as we think. What About Middle Voters? Recent elections and extreme differences…
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Apr- 2021 -5 April
How Digital Campaigning Increased Georgia Voter Participation
968,420 more Georgia voters showed up to the polls in the 2020 elections than the previous 2016 cycle How did Georgia increase voter participation by almost 1 million votes despite the U.S. Census reporting a population increase of only 300,000? Bluebird PAC, a grassroots progressive action committee based out…
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Mar- 2021 -6 March
Why I Act: Alex Monroy and Her Fight for Environmental Justice
Around the country, grassroots organizations push for radical environmental policies like the Green New Deal — an ambitious plan to eliminate and replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources and green jobs. Alex Monroy, a fourth-year environmental health studies major at the University of Georgia and founder of the…
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Dec- 2020 -21 December
Early Voting Ongoing in Athens-Clarke County: Locations, Dates and More
Early voting for the Georgia runoffs — two U.S. Senate races and a Public Service Commissioner race — opened in Athens-Clarke County on Dec. 14. Registered voters in Athens-Clarke County may vote early at any of the early voting locations in the county throughout December. The two outstanding races will…
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11 December
A Faith-Based Electorate: Link Between Religion, U.S. Politics Over Time
From the rise of evangelical influence to the influence of the Black church during the Civil Rights Movement, Christianity and politics in the U.S. have always been linked. The relationship is longstanding and even played a role in this year’s election. Here is a timeline of key religious currents…
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7 December
Shutdown Has Long-Term Impact on Live Music in Athens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYMVC5eyTKc Members of the local music community spoke about the unpleasant possibilities that await if no political action is taken to combat the stagnation brought on by the lack of live music. Elijah Johnston is a senior majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University…
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5 December
How To Prepare Yourself For Holiday Political Conversations
While spending a day at her grandmother’s house, Brittani Miles and her father had a disagreement. The father-daughter dispute centered around vote-by-mail fraud, an issue which continues to elicit conversations as President Donald Trump claims President-elect Joe Biden “stole” the 2020 presidential election despite a failure to offer substantial evidence.…