Georgia
“Instant-runoff most importantly saves Georgia a ton of money. The local option wouldjust be saying the locality can use this instead of a traditional run-off if they want andrunning a run-off kills local budgets. For example, DeKalb County has to pay about$300,000 if they end up having to run a run-off. For Fulton County, it’s $1.1 million andfor Cobb County, it’s almost $300,000. So for a lot of these localities, especially smallerones, run-offs are a real budget breaker. If they […]
Read MoreA few days before the U.S. Senate impeachment trial wrapped up with only one Republican and one Democrat breaking with their party, three Democrats broke with party 100 miles south of D.C. to defeat an attempt to basically give Virginia’s electoral votes away to big cities like Los Angeles and New York The three votes were decisive in the 10-12 loss for HB 177, an attempt to get a 17th state to agree to give up their electoral votes by having […]
Read MoreEarlier this morning Executive Director John Pudner was a guest on Georgia’s most conservative morning radio show with Martha Zoller. John talked about how instant runoffs help keep voter turnout high and save states millions of dollars in costly runoffs. To listen to the interview in its entirety click below.
Read MoreTake Back Our Republic ED and Take Back Action Fund President John Pudner talked voter reform issues at a breakfast attended by 140 people Saturday morning in Fulton County, Georgia. The newest US Senator, Kelly Loeffler, and State Senate Pro Tem Jan Jones provided updates on the Capitol Hill and the State Capitol in Atlanta. Pudner also met with a local official later in the day regarding a potential measure to save localities and the state money through an election […]
Read MoreTBOR volunteers attended a GA Fish Fry event this past Saturday to educate guests on Instant Runoff in the state. Our sister organization, Take Back Action Fund, was also represented at the event.
Read MoreFor many reasons, Take Back Our Republic is a strong supporter of Instant Runoffs (also called Ranked Choice Voting). For states that currently have runoffs, it can eliminate the need for voters to return to the polls almost two months later for a runoff to save money. For states without runoffs, it encourages more ideas, more civil campaigns, and more representative results because candidates know launching vicious attacks makes it hard to get to 50% + 1. We truly believe […]
Read MoreAUBURN, AL- Election officials in Georgia breathed a sigh of relief when federal Judge Amy Totenberg denied a request for an injunction that would force the state to switch to paper ballots mere weeks before early voting begins October 15th. The state was being sued due to fears of the insecurity of the touchscreen voting system used in its elections. Georgia stands as one of only 5 states that do not use paper ballots. Legislative efforts to require paper ballots […]
Read MoreOver the weekend, Georgia coordinator Haleigh Herring invited Take Back Executive Director John Pudner to Houston County, GA. On Saturday, Pudner talked with local politicos about Take Back’s efforts to fix America’s broken campaign finance system. The event went so well that Pudner has already scheduled a return trip later this month.
Read MoreStatement by Take Back Our Republic’s John Pudner on Federal Election Commission Meeting on alleged foreign interference in American elections As an American citizen and voter, I am stunned by the amount of media coverage and government resources that are being spent chasing the question of whether Russia influenced the 2016 election. I think many of my fellow Americans would agree with my perspective: our elections have already been so thoroughly influenced by special interests and Big Money […]
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