I need some assistance...

[cspanlovr]

...I got my GA Absentee ballot yesterday and I'd like to get Democratic opinions on the Constitutional Amendments. They were written and passed by Republicans so I assume they're shite, but would still like to know more before I vote. Any suggestions? Please and thank you.

[Laelth]

1. Call the local party. That's what I would do.

I suspect that the Republican legislature wrote them all. I would vote against them all.

-Laelth

[Nictuku]

2. I've got to do mine this weekend too

I'm in California, and to figure out the best way to vote on all the various offices and propositions, I generally do a lot of googling, looking for things like: Progressive voters in or Progressive Voter Guides for

I found a few for Georgia, but one of them wanted my email address and other info, and I don't like giving info out just to learn more, so that is kind of suspect for me.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalRevolutionGA/comments/ejgdbp/2020_georgia_progressive_candidates/

https://urbanaffairsreview.com/2018/10/08/progressive-local-voters-in-the-u-s-south-athens-georgia-in-2018/

https://www.sierraclub.org/georgia/political

https://bettergeorgia.org/


For ballot measures and propositions, I usually try to find out who is funding which side of the argument.

Good Luck!

[cspanlovr]

3. Thank you all so much!

[cspanlovr]

4. Now I'm confused...

...the Sierra Club endorsed both Amendments.

[customerserviceguy]

5. I went to Ballotpedia

https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_2020_ballot_measures

and while I really don't know the issues on the first two measures mentioned, it looks like the third one on that page (HB 344) might have been written for the benefit of Habitat for Humanity, a charity that Jimmy Carter is well known for supporting. I wouldn't dismiss that one right off the bat without a bit of further research.

[cspanlovr]

6. Thanks for your help. Yes, it does

seem like a worthy choice.

[CottonBear]

7. Here's Pete McCommon's (Flagpole Magazine, Athens) Cheat Sheet:

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Flagpole is a very progressive weekly that supports Democrats and liberals.

https://flagpole.com/featured/2020/09/23/petes-cheat-sheet-4/

PUB NOTES
Pete’s Cheat Sheet



by Pete McCommonsSeptember 23, 2020

My father-in-law used to say, “I’m not trying to tell you how to run your life,” and then he would—and his was always good advice.

There are a few Flagpole readers who over the years have become dependent on guidance from this column on how to vote. They assumed that since I was covering the news I’d have inside knowledge about how to vote. I’m not really covering the news anymore and have lately shied away from offering my opinion on voting. This election, though, is pretty straightforward, so I hazard here a few suggestions, the main one being to vote Democratic. That is always my bent, though I did, under the influence of our friend Bucky Redwine, recommend a Republican candidate for governor years ago, back when such creatures could actually entertain a progressive thought or two.

...snip...

And here’s the good news: For once, the two proposed constitutional amendments and the statewide referendum are all worth a “Yes” vote. No. 1 requires that state fees earmarked for specific purposes, such as car tags supporting wildlife, actually be spent as intended, instead of being siphoned off for other uses. No. 2 allows citizens to get some relief from the courts when the state government acts wrongly against them. The statewide referendum grants property tax relief to organizations like the Athens Land Trust that are building or repairing affordable single-family housing.

We all know this election is above all a referendum on Trumpism and all it means to our nation, our state and our community. Democrats are by no means perfect, but whatever else they are, they are not Republicans, and Republicans at all levels of government have bought into the cult of Donald Trump that has undermined every institution of our government. It’s make or break for America, and that’s why I’m voting Democratic. I hope you are, too. If you’re not, maybe you’d better just stay away from the polls for the sake of your health, and you know better than to vote absentee, because He says it’s crooked.