๐ฃ GA Democracy Tracker Update: Apologies for a break in service. Virtually the same day we made this tool more widely available, X changed their API model. We are actively corresponding with X Support to have a clearer understanding of what is needed to be operational going fwd!
Weโve worked hard & SB 148 is still going ! It improves paid leave flexibility for teachers & school staff, supports outdoor learning & expands life-saving defibrillators in schools.
Two wins on the GVA 2026 March Madness scoreboard. ๐๐
#gapol
๐ฃ #MarchMadness Under the Gold Dome: Post-Crossover Day Recap โ 2 of our supported working family paid leave bills โ ADVANCED!
HB 1118 increases maternal leave for public employees. A bipartisan step forward for Georgiaโs working families. #Gapol ๐งต (1/2)
Thank you to the Georgia General Assembly for making the right call on #SB568.
And thank you to:
โ๏ธ everyone who made calls
๐ง everyone who emailed lawmakers
๐๏ธ our team working at the Capitol
Your advocacy helped make this happen.
๐ฃ #MarchMadness Under the Gold Dome: Post-Crossover Day Recap
๐ #SB568 ELIMINATED!
Big win for voting access in Georgia. ๐งต
SB 568 included several provisions that would have created new barriers to voting.
Most notably: limiting access to early voting locations for voters.
That goes directly against our mission: Making it easier for busy working families to vote โ not harder.
If implemented, SB 568 also would have come at significant cost to taxpayers and created incentives to remove voters from the rolls.
๐ฃ #MarchMadness Under the Gold Dome: Post-Crossover Day Recap
๐ #SB568 ELIMINATED!
Big win for voting access in Georgia. ๐งต
SB 568 included several provisions that would have created new barriers to voting.
Most notably: limiting access to early voting locations for voters.
BREAKING LATE NIGHT CROSSOVER DAY UPDATE: Senate Bill 568 fails to pass the Georgia State Senate. #gapol
It would mandate voters only have one early voting location, switch Georgia to hand-marked ballots for the November elections and more. https://t.co/JTnYZLqu20
๐ฃ Georgia Voters! ๐จ
Voting rights are under attack! Today is Crossover Day at Legislative Sessionโwhere bills go to live or die. A quick call to your state legislatorโs office TODAY in opposition to #SB568 can make a big difference to defeat this bill! #gapol ๐ณ๏ธ
BILL UPDATE ALERT
Bill: SB 568 Elections and Primaries; the list of eligible voters is posted and made public prior to each primary or election; require
Legislator: Greg Dolezal
https://t.co/EJed1kELZS
#democracy#gapol#SB568
BILL UPDATE ALERT
Bill: HB 1359 Brooks County; board of elections and registration; expand to five members
Legislator: John LaHood
https://t.co/kmrS9YWfby
#democracy#gapol#HB1359
Please join us Wednesday in front of the Georgia Capitol gold dome as we celebrate working families & lift up the need for paid family leave to make Georgia a friendlier & more competitive place to live, work & raise a family! #gapol
From the civil rights movement to Ambassadors, musicians, athletes, and inventors known around the world, Georgia is home to some of the most consequential chapters of and contributors to Black history.
This #BlackHistoryMonth, I encourage all Georgians to reflect on those gifts and celebrate the men and women of the past and present who make Georgia an even better place to call home.
BILL UPDATE ALERT
Bill: HB 40 Elections; the Secretary of State shall serve as chairperson of the State Election Board; provide
Legislator: Floyd Griffin
https://t.co/BttGd0Rb5S
#democracy#gapol#HB40
just a reminder that united healthcare and other health insurers are not "healthcare" companies. they are financial services companies created to generate profits by limiting patients' access to care.