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Those particular rules haven't changed as far as I know, though many still seem to be pending on Georgia's government website (no doubt being fixed up now after Governor Kemp quietly signed the voting rule changes into law on Tuesday). The current rule of how the candidates are listed on the ballots only helps Republicans, so I don't know why it would change at this time.
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who are listed at the top of #Georgia ballots (except in primaries and special elections) because of an elections rule where the name of the candidate who is of the same party as the current governor is shown at the top.
Voters who haven't researched candidates might just pick the most prominent one at the top of the list.
#MyThoughts #HumanNature #USA #US #USpol
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https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/verify/verify-heres-why-candidates-are-listed-in-a-specific-order-on-your-ballot-georgia/93-08f43233-729b-4f55-be4c-419739db6bde
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https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/183-1
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https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-21/chapter-2/article-8/section-21-2-285/ -
Move over chatbots, now there's agentic AI, which companies are feeling pressure to rapidly adopt (FOMO, don't ya know) —
"a new breed of #AI systems that are semi or fully autonomous and thus able to perceive, reason & act on their own."
They differ from chatbots because they "integrate with other software systems to complete tasks independently or with minimal human supervision."
But there is lack of governance with rapid implementation ‼️
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/agentic-ai-explained
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https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/understanding-ai-with-mark-daley-what-is-agentic-ai/vi-AA23bQAT -
As Democrats "have steadily been wiping out Republican officials in the core #Atlanta counties of swing-state of #Georgia,"
The governor quietly SIGNED INTO LAW a requirement ONLY for the 5 most populous Metro Atlanta counties of Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett, Dekalb & Clayton that FORBIDS POLITICAL PARTY DESIGNATION on ballots for most elected officials.
It also moves elections for all affected officials to May, when there is typically less voter turnout.
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"D.H.S. officials have concluded that the Everglades center is ineffective and too expensive to run. The DeSantis administration has been spending more than $1 million a day to run the center, which is in an isolated area between Miami and Naples."
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Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) called on governments to ban tobacco products with flavors that are particularly appealing to children and teens, like fruity, bubblegum, or cotton candy flavors, "to protect youth from addiction and disease."
#PublicHealth #health #tobacco #children #teens #WorldHealthOrganization #WHO
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Can retired military members NEVER speak their mind about a president?
That seems to be what "War Secretary" Pete #Hegseth wants.
But thankfully Senator Mark #Kelly seems poised to win his federal appeals court battle. The original judge had said that no court has ever extended the principles of active-duty military's stifled 1st Amendment protections to retired servicemembers.
The case might ultimately go to SCOTUS.
#USpol #law #trump
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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/07/politics/mark-kelly-pentagon-appeals-court
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https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/pete-hegseth-speeds-up-quest-to-punish-mark-kelly-but-with-major-caveat/ -
"You're allowed to decide at any point–
that you're not with this anymore....This is an inflection point, America.
If we cannot all agree that the smearing of an American citizen and the besmirching of everything they stood for, and asking us not to believe what we saw... I don't know what else to tell you.
...This is not we need to see both sides...(but) basic human decency."
— #Minnesota Governor #Walz
~~#USA #trump #DHS #ICE #trump #ReneeGood #AlexPretti
--https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/us/video/governor-minnesota-message-to-americans-alex-pretti-digvid